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 LUNDGRENI discovered martial arts, first judo and then karate.
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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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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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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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It was fun to talk too much as Jebediah Woodley, to keep running your mouth whether the other characters want to hear it or not. That’s part of what made this guy fun.
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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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One day you’ll understand the sheer awesomeness that is me.
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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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You 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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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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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 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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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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I do a little bit of yoga-style meditation. Relaxing and breathing even just one minute a day makes a big difference.
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Nicolas Cage is a great actor and he’s done some good action movies too.
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I’ve never had a good line. Well, maybe ‘I must break you’.
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