Your body’s made to run, to walk, to trek long distances and carry things, work in a forest, and hunt animals. You have to keep it alive to function.
DOLPH LUNDGRENThe interesting thing about TV drama that’s kind of nice is, I’m just an actor. I’m doing my role.
More Dolph Lundgren Quotes
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I’ve actually always been into suits. But I never really wore them, I guess because I was too young and it didn’t feel right.
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You get a bigger paycheck if you are the hero. There is something good about it.
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You realize as a director that when you are cutting a film, you want to have alternatives. You need color and choices. You don’t want four takes that are identical.
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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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In my career, whether it’s a big or a small movie, when I’ve worked on something for a long time, like [Ivan] Drago in Rocky IV, they start to take on a life of their own.
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I discovered martial arts, first judo and then karate, and I became quite good at it, because I had something to prove. And more than anything, I needed to feel safe.
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I like the old school heavy metal bands like AC/DC and Aeromith. I like that type of music. As the director, I tried to influence the type of music the bands in the movie would play.
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I like being the villian. I don’t know if it has to do with my personality. You get to have a lot more fun as a villian. You don’t have to stick to the rules. You can be a lot crazier. You can go off the rails.
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It takes nine months for a baby to develop, it takes nine months to develop a character.
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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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Because he’s a character who’s looking for his own identity, [He-Man is] an interesting role for an actor.
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I got good grades in school, but I’m not sure if I’m smart or if it just means I can study. I’ve never taken one of those IQ tests, and I don’t want to. It’s so pointless. As long as you enjoy life and have fun and you’re healthy and happy, that’s what matters.
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Stallone is a pretty tough director. You don’t mess with him.
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My problem is that people get intimidated by someone big and beautiful like me. They hate to think I can be smart as well.
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I suppose I will try to enjoy my life now while I have it. Who knows what’s going to happen in the future?
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