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.
DOLPH LUNDGRENI’ve never had a good line. Well, maybe ‘I must break you’.
More Dolph Lundgren Quotes
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One day you’ll understand the sheer awesomeness that is me.
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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 like Stallone, because he writes. He sits down with a blank page and comes up with another Rambo movie. That isn’t very easy for anybody. He’s made it successful on top of that.
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If I need to bulk up for a role, I will do more weights. If I need to slim down for something, I will do more cardio. That’s usually how it goes.
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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 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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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’ve never had a good line. Well, maybe ‘I must break you’.
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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.
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I used to play drums when I was a kid, play the trombone.
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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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I try to keep the martial arts up. It’s a good thing, not just physically but also for your mind.
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When I started studying acting in New York, I didn’t plan to be an action hero. I just wanted to learn acting because I felt it was something I needed to try to do for myself, to express something, my inner pain, or something I couldn’t get out.
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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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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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