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.
DOLPH LUNDGRENMy 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.
DOLPH LUNDGRENStallone is a pretty tough director. You don’t mess with him.
DOLPH LUNDGRENI was very sickly as a kid and had a lot of allergies, so martial arts gave me the chance to feel strong.
DOLPH LUNDGRENThe interesting thing about TV drama that’s kind of nice is, I’m just an actor. I’m doing my role.
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 LUNDGRENThere are a lot of great athletes who stop working out, and they get out of shape like everybody else in their 30s and 40s.
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 get a bigger paycheck if you are the hero. There is something good about it.
DOLPH LUNDGRENI 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.
DOLPH LUNDGRENJebediah 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.
DOLPH LUNDGRENWhen I was a teenager, my dad used to put a lot of pressure on me to be successful, and I’d really beat myself up about things like losing martial arts competitions.
DOLPH LUNDGRENNicolas Cage is a great actor and he’s done some good action movies too.
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 LUNDGRENIn 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.
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 LUNDGRENI like the old school heavy metal bands like AC/DC and Aeromith. I like that type of music. As the director, I tried to influence the type of music the bands in the movie would play.
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