Jackie Chan, I’ve known him, he’s a great guy. I know he’s very watchable and fun. He’s perfect, actually.
DOLPH LUNDGRENYou really have to work hard to create a three-dimensional character. You have to rehearse and explore and take your time. You can’t just memorize your lines and do it on the fly.
More Dolph Lundgren Quotes
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Film is about what you are thinking. It’s about what’s inside.
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You get a bigger paycheck if you are the hero. There is something good about it.
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I try to keep the martial arts up. It’s a good thing, not just physically but also for your mind.
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You can’t give someone five hundred punches in a film anymore. You beat on them, and they continue to stand there staring at you. That doesn’t work. People just don’t buy that anymore.
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I discovered martial arts, first judo and then karate.
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One day you’ll understand the sheer awesomeness that is me.
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Unless you’re playing a real character based on a real person, if someone else has done it before, you’re probably better off not watching it as an actor. Otherwise you end up trying to copy someone else.
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I was very sickly as a kid and had a lot of allergies, so martial arts gave me the chance to feel strong.
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People like to lay their whole life, and all of their own secrets out in front of the world. They make money off of it, and find satisfaction that way. I personally don’t believe in that. I think it can be hurtful to yourself and those around you.
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Having bodyguards is just part of being famous, I think.
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I’ve never had a good line. Well, maybe ‘I must break you’.
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When I was a kid, I was like everyone else: afraid of getting nuked. We had drills in school – Sweden was very close to the Soviet Union. There was definitely a lot of tension.
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When I got cast in ‘Rocky IV,’ I had never seen a film camera before. And here I was in this boxing movie.
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Nicolas Cage is a great actor and he’s done some good action movies too.
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I think the energy I give off is quite non-confrontational. That’s something you learn from karate. Once you try to be a tough guy, you’ve got to pay up. You’ve got to prove yourself. And that’s exhausting.
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