Gustaf Skarsgard

To any child, the first occupations that are presented to you are your parents'. I was appealed to my dad's occupation from…

— Gustaf Skarsgard

I think it's so much fun to work with people who you like and love and are close to.

— Gustaf Skarsgard

I was really pretentious in a sense and was like, 'I'm going to drama school to learn the craft.'

— Gustaf Skarsgard

No one was safe in the Viking age. You could die from any cause at any time. It's a brutal time and…

— Gustaf Skarsgard

If you're all confidence, you never evolve or take risks. You're just stagnating in your artistry, whatever you're doing.

— Gustaf Skarsgard

People always think that I came from this dynasty of actors. But that's not true, because it was just dad. So as…

— Gustaf Skarsgard

When I find myself whining, and I'm like, 'God, it's wet,' there will always be one guy who never got into the…

— Gustaf Skarsgard

I like playing a variety of roles and characters, as it forces you to keep challenging yourself.

— Gustaf Skarsgard

I've always been interested in the Vikings - that's, like, part of my own history.

— Gustaf Skarsgard

I go by my gut feeling.

— Gustaf Skarsgard

I'm grateful I grew up in Stockholm.

— Gustaf Skarsgard

I'm always wishing for more intrigue and meaty stuff to do as an actor.

— Gustaf Skarsgard

I expected to be doing basement theater in the suburbs of Stockholm.

— Gustaf Skarsgard

As humans, we've all experienced some level of pain. Acting is just a matter of accessing and magnifying these emotions.

— Gustaf Skarsgard

The most pressure I've ever felt to be brilliant was in drama school - those were the toughest auditions. I really wanted…

— Gustaf Skarsgard

I like to go back and forth between film and theater. When I do film, I miss theater and vice versa.

— Gustaf Skarsgard

We're a very close family, and we've always been supportive of one another. But it's definitely easier to be happy for the…

— Gustaf Skarsgard

I actually really love 'Game of Thrones,' and I don't see a conflict in that.

— Gustaf Skarsgard

My father - I have grown up with him being a respected actor, and I have taken a lot with me from…

— Gustaf Skarsgard