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.
DOLPH LUNDGRENUnless you’re playing a real character based on a real person, if someone else has done it before, you’re probably better off not watching it as an actor. Otherwise you end up trying to copy someone else.
More Dolph Lundgren Quotes
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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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One day you’ll understand the sheer awesomeness that is me.
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I’m not going to freeze my body. One life is enough for me. Some people take this gamble. That someone will be able to bring them back in the future. I’m not going to do it.
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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 prefer to channel my problems and inner demons through a character. Another persona. That protects me and my family. I can get my frustrations out that way.
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Jackie Chan, I’ve known him, he’s a great guy. I know he’s very watchable and fun. He’s perfect, actually.
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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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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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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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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.
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In 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.
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Having bodyguards is just part of being famous, I think.
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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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When 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.
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I discovered martial arts, first judo and then karate.
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