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.
DOLPH LUNDGRENBecause he’s a character who’s looking for his own identity, [He-Man is] an interesting role for an actor.
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First the movie, the actual playing of the role and trying to deliver what everybody wanted. Then, when the film came out, there was instant fame. I was just a kid from Sweden, I didn’t know what was going on.
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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 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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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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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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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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The acting style that has emerged from HD, because of the contrast and how sharp the picture is, it’s more neutrally played. The main character is very minamalistic. That’s what works in this digital age.
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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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At least once a week, I try to have one day where I have nothing planned so I can get up and just go back to bed and lay around and recharge my batteries.
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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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I used to play drums when I was a kid, play the trombone.
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In the normal life of an actor or director, running around, there’s not much time to go to church. But there’s other ways to be spiritual, too.
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There are a lot of great athletes who stop working out, and they get out of shape like everybody else in their 30s and 40s.
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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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It takes nine months for a baby to develop, it takes nine months to develop a character.
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