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 LUNDGRENFilm is about what you are thinking. It’s about what’s inside.
More Dolph Lundgren Quotes
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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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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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First 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.
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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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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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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 mean there’s still also an element of the audience looking for role models. In my day, when I started, if you were an action hero, you were a little bit of a role model like the person.
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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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Nicolas Cage is a great actor and he’s done some good action movies too.
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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 think by planning an exercise regime, your diet follows to some extent.
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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 got good grades in school, but I’m not sure if I’m smart or if it just means I can study. I’ve never taken one of those IQ tests, and I don’t want to. It’s so pointless. As long as you enjoy life and have fun and you’re healthy and happy, that’s what matters.
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I’ve drank more beer and pissed more blood and banged more women than all you numb nuts put together!
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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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