I 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 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.
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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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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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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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Karate has helped me lots, otherwise I might have got lost in substance abuse or something like the things a lot of other people do.
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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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Jebediah Woodley is one of those guys that when I’m sitting in my rocking chair one day, thinking back, I’ll remember that guy. He was a fun guy to play.
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I think mortality makes you live a fuller existence. When I was a kid I was scared of death, and maybe that’s what made me desperate to get the most out of life.
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One day you’ll understand the sheer awesomeness that is me.
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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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When 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.
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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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I think by planning an exercise regime, your diet follows to some extent.
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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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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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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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