I always look for good stories and good characters, and if they're placed in a whodunit, then I'm interested. — Joel Kinnaman Copy Share Image
I always get sort of an image of what the character is gonna look like and then I kind of go with… — Joel Kinnaman Copy Share Image
I think you're always afraid when you go into like a big superhero movie that it's gonna be kinda just action and… — Joel Kinnaman Copy Share Image
The way I live my life or conduct myself when I have a problem is very different from many of the characters… — Joel Kinnaman Copy Share Image
I look at characters to see if they have some contrasts to play with; I think that's always what I'm looking for… — Joel Kinnaman Copy Share Image
When it's a moral grey zone, the audience has to think about what they feel and what they think is right or… — Joel Kinnaman Copy Share Image
I think for a lot of people that had seen me do 'Snabba Cash,' after watching 'The Killing,' I think they got… — Joel Kinnaman Copy Share Image
I'm not a method actor per se, but if I'm playing a character that, at its core of its persona, has experiences… — Joel Kinnaman Copy Share Image
You have a lot more leeway to be contradictory playing a character than most of the scripts have in them. That's how… — Joel Kinnaman Copy Share Image
If I play a villain, I try to find his lightness and his good side. And if I play a hero or… — Joel Kinnaman Copy Share Image
You're always trying to look for material that is as challenging as possible, so that's why I like stuff where the characters… — Joel Kinnaman Copy Share Image
You can make an interesting character in a small portion of a movie, for a character that doesn't have that much on… — Joel Kinnaman Copy Share Image
In terms of whether my mom was influential, I think she instilled a certain way of thinking in me quite early: having… — Joel Kinnaman Copy Share Image
I'm a physical actor in that I start with a physical sketch of the character. I find it easier to find inspiration… — Joel Kinnaman Copy Share Image
I read a couple of books about neuroscience and the relationship between the mind and the body. — Joel Kinnaman Copy Share
I've followed Gary Oldman his whole career... I've watched the movies he's directed, like 'Nil by Mouth' - I've seen that five times! — Joel Kinnaman Copy Share
I've hurt people unnecessarily when it was about my own insecurities. But you have to make those mistakes to become a better person. — Joel Kinnaman Copy Share
We don't know why we are here and . . . our role in the universe, and the thought of an infinite universe. It's… — Joel Kinnaman Copy Share
The north of Sweden is very socialist and poor. They feel left out and despise Stockholm in many ways because Stockholm has become new… — Joel Kinnaman Copy Share
I feel like I've got the best job in the world. I just feel so fortunate to get paid to be a kid and… — Joel Kinnaman Copy Share
An amateur can be great in front of the camera, but you need an education to get on stage where you have full control… — Joel Kinnaman Copy Share
You're not able to do a lot of projects because you don't have a name. I wanted to get my movies to come over… — Joel Kinnaman Copy Share
I'm a physical actor in that I start with a physical sketch of the character. I find it easier to find inspiration from the… — Joel Kinnaman Copy Share
I love watching Samuel L. Jackson do anything, but for me, Gary Oldman is the grandmaster of the game. — Joel Kinnaman Copy Share
When I first came to the States, I thought I had a perfect American accent, and then I was abruptly becoming aware that it… — Joel Kinnaman Copy Share
