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> [When you work with someone you don't quite know, you have to figure the director out, and you can come up with ideas that are counter-productive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stellan-skarsgard/when-you-work-with-someone-you-don-t-quite-know-you-have-to-figure/)

[Stellan Skarsgard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stellan-skarsgard/)

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## More by Stellan Skarsgard

> [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stellan-skarsgard/i-am-not-a-nationalist-in-any-way-and-i-hate-flag-waving-and-i-don-t/)

[Stellan Skarsgard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stellan-skarsgard/)

> [I am indeed a fan of John le Carre's novels.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stellan-skarsgard/i-am-indeed-a-fan-of-john-le-carre-s-novels/)

[Stellan Skarsgard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stellan-skarsgard/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stellan-skarsgard/the-ethical-code-of-my-upbringing-was-be-good-to-people-and-try-not/)

[Stellan Skarsgard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stellan-skarsgard/)

> [Actors are different. Some actors play themselves very successfully, but I come from the theater. Having done Shakespeare, we sometimes did three or four…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stellan-skarsgard/actors-are-different-some-actors-play-themselves-very-successfully/)

[Stellan Skarsgard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stellan-skarsgard/)

> [We have to know that the bad guys are not different from us in the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stellan-skarsgard/we-have-to-know-that-the-bad-guys-are-not-different-from-us-in-the/)

[Stellan Skarsgard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stellan-skarsgard/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stellan-skarsgard/any-society-that-starts-forbidding-certain-words-or-expressions-is-a/)

[Stellan Skarsgard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stellan-skarsgard/)

> [Man is such an amazing animal, and the possibilities are infinite for each person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stellan-skarsgard/man-is-such-an-amazing-animal-and-the-possibilities-are-infinite-for/)

[Stellan Skarsgard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stellan-skarsgard/)

> [It takes a long time to make me beautiful, but it goes fast to make me ugly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stellan-skarsgard/it-takes-a-long-time-to-make-me-beautiful-but-it-goes-fast-to-make-me/)

[Stellan Skarsgard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stellan-skarsgard/)

> [Theres nothing more reassuring than a world thats crazier than you are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stellan-skarsgard/theres-nothing-more-reassuring-than-a-world-thats-crazier-than-you-are/)

[Stellan Skarsgard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stellan-skarsgard/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stellan-skarsgard/even-if-you-re-the-president-of-the-united-states-you-still-act-like/)

[Stellan Skarsgard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stellan-skarsgard/)

> [Most of my acting in general is about what's going on in the head, and the lines are just something that comes out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stellan-skarsgard/most-of-my-acting-in-general-is-about-what-s-going-on-in-the-head-and/)

[Stellan Skarsgard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stellan-skarsgard/)

> [In Europe, the director is the king: it's his vision. It's an auteur tradition.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stellan-skarsgard/in-europe-the-director-is-the-king-it-s-his-vision-it-s-an-auteur/)

[Stellan Skarsgard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stellan-skarsgard/)

> [If you look at Kirsten Dunst's performance in 'Melancholia,' which I think is absolutely wonderful - it's not even in the text, because she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stellan-skarsgard/if-you-look-at-kirsten-dunst-s-performance-in-melancholia-which-i/)

[Stellan Skarsgard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stellan-skarsgard/)

> [One of the beauties of 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' is the very delicate and strange relationship between the two main characters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stellan-skarsgard/one-of-the-beauties-of-the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-is-the-very/)

[Stellan Skarsgard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stellan-skarsgard/)

> [Kenneth Branagh is one of the funniest directors on the set. You laugh a lot. He's very skillful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stellan-skarsgard/kenneth-branagh-is-one-of-the-funniest-directors-on-the-set-you-laugh/)

[Stellan Skarsgard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stellan-skarsgard/)

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