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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.

Dolph Lundgren

Because he’s a character who’s looking for his own identity, [He-Man is] an interesting role for an actor.
DOLPH LUNDGREN

Actor Character Himself Identity Role
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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Enjoyment Fulfill Future Life Myself Utilize
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.
DOLPH LUNDGREN

Better Character End Play Real Try Yourself
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.
DOLPH LUNDGREN

Alternative Color Director Identity Yourself
Everybody’s life has some mythical quality. You struggle against obstacles, you fight to get to a higher level and there are great loves.
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Greatness Level Life Love Mythic Obstacle Quality Struggle Yourself
You get a bigger paycheck if you are the hero. There is something good about it.
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Big Goodness Hero Money Yourself
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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Crazy Fun Personality Rule Stick Yourself
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.
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Alive Animal Distance Forest Function Run Walk Yourself
The interesting thing about TV drama that’s kind of nice is, I’m just an actor. I’m doing my role.
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Drama Interesting Kind Myself
My sensei was a British karate champion named Brian Fitkin. He was my mentor and because I had a hard relationship with my dad, he became a father figure to me.
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Champion Father Hard Mentor Myself Name Relationship
You 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.
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Creation Exploration Fly Memories Work Yourself
One day you’ll understand the sheer awesomeness that is me.
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Awesome Day Myself Understand
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.
DOLPH LUNDGREN

Discover Feeling Goodness Martial Myself Need Quite Safety
I’ve drank more beer and pissed more blood and banged more women than all you numb nuts put together!
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Blood Drink Myself Togetherness Woman
As a hero, you have to play it straight. The audience is going to live through you, so you have to be more neutral. They will be projecting their thoughts and their actions onto the main character.
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Audience Character Neutral Play Straight Thinking Yourself
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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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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