I train about four or five times a week. I guess I am addicted to it. I also do a lot of martial arts. More than I have done in awhile. I like to go back to martial arts because it makes me feel good.
DOLPH LUNDGRENI train about four or five times a week. I guess I am addicted to it. I also do a lot of martial arts. More than I have done in awhile. I like to go back to martial arts because it makes me feel good.
DOLPH LUNDGRENYou 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.
DOLPH LUNDGRENI discovered martial arts, first judo and then karate.
DOLPH LUNDGRENI wanted to become an engineer, or get a masters in business. But I had the opportunity to do films when I was about 25 and it was a great way to express myself.
DOLPH LUNDGRENIn 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.
DOLPH LUNDGRENWhen you are acting in a film, you have no idea what scene the editor is going to choose. For instance, after you have directed, you feel more comfortable delivering a performance. Because you know the real performance is put together in the editing room.
DOLPH LUNDGRENAt 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.
DOLPH LUNDGRENMy problem is that people get intimidated by someone big and beautiful like me. They hate to think I can be smart as well.
DOLPH LUNDGRENYou 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 LUNDGRENFirst 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.
DOLPH LUNDGRENFilm is about what you are thinking. It’s about what’s inside.
DOLPH LUNDGRENIt takes nine months for a baby to develop, it takes nine months to develop a character.
DOLPH LUNDGRENHaving bodyguards is just part of being famous, I think.
DOLPH LUNDGRENI 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 LUNDGRENI’ve drank more beer and pissed more blood and banged more women than all you numb nuts put together!
DOLPH LUNDGRENStallone is a pretty tough director. You don’t mess with him.
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