When I had kids, I became a better actor. I just stole from them. — Stellan Skarsgard Copy Share Image
My performance is totally dependent on what the other actors are doing. — Stellan Skarsgard Copy Share Image
Acting is such a strange, vague profession, but my kids know it's hard labour. — Stellan Skarsgard Copy Share Image
Even with limited success as an actor, you usually have a more interesting life than in many other professions, so it's not… — Stellan Skarsgard Copy Share Image
Casting a film, you can have the greatest actors in a film and it doesn't work. It's a combination of all of… — Stellan Skarsgard Copy Share Image
You have to make sure that you find projects that are not too similar and roles that are not too similar, so… — Stellan Skarsgard Copy Share Image
I started acting long before I decided to pursue it. I started acting as an amateur when I was a kid, but… — Stellan Skarsgard Copy Share Image
Some actors are what I call more like mirror actors, which means that they do a performance at home in front of… — Stellan Skarsgard Copy Share Image
I am not only lucky to be an actor, but I am lucky to be one of the most privileged actors in… — Stellan Skarsgard Copy Share Image
I started acting as an amateur when I was a kid, but I wanted to become a diplomat. It was self-centered and… — Stellan Skarsgard Copy Share Image
I am not a nationalist in any way, and I hate flag waving, and I don't think much good has come out of nationalism.… — Stellan Skarsgard Copy Share Image
The ethical code of my upbringing was be good to people and try not to hurt them. You don't need a god to tell… — Stellan Skarsgard Copy Share Image
Actors are different. Some actors play themselves very successfully, but I come from the theater. Having done Shakespeare, we sometimes did three or four… — Stellan Skarsgard Copy Share Image
We have to know that the bad guys are not different from us in the world. — Stellan Skarsgard Copy Share Image
Any society that starts forbidding certain words or expressions is a society you should be wary about, whether it's the KGB or social consensus… — Stellan Skarsgard Copy Share Image
Man is such an amazing animal, and the possibilities are infinite for each person. — Stellan Skarsgard Copy Share Image
It takes a long time to make me beautiful, but it goes fast to make me ugly. — Stellan Skarsgard Copy Share Image
Theres nothing more reassuring than a world thats crazier than you are. — Stellan Skarsgard Copy Share Image
Even if you're the President of the United States, you still act like a little child and think like a little child sometimes. Childish… — Stellan Skarsgard Copy Share Image
Most of my acting in general is about what's going on in the head, and the lines are just something that comes out. — Stellan Skarsgard Copy Share Image
In Europe, the director is the king: it's his vision. It's an auteur tradition. — Stellan Skarsgard Copy Share Image
