I think I was 13 years old when my father put in my hands 'The Spy Who Came in from the Cold.'… — Stellan Skarsgard Copy Share Image
My father used to stress that he valued us all as individuals, but that no one in the world was worth more… — Stellan Skarsgard Copy Share Image
My parents were rather unconventional and did not accept rules unless they thought they were defendable. They were atheists when Sweden was… — 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
