Joel Kinnaman Quotes
I always look for good stories and good characters, and if they're placed in a whodunit, then I'm interested.
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The reason for not getting married was that I just didn't have a partner to get married to. Climbing mountains was more attractive to me than marriage, or other fun things like that.
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Who cares and remembers if my last film was a success? I need to work harder.
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Necessity makes even the timid brave.
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I like to relate to my kids as they are. I enjoy spending that time with them. I see that my girls are so completely different and different from me, too.
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I can't understand why someone wouldn't have a degree of sympathy for people that had to flee their country, travel to try and find their home somewhere, and nobody wants them. How could you not be a little bit sympathetic?
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I thought of learning cinematography, so I assisted a cinematographer for an ad.
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I generally wake up at 4:30, have breakfast No. 1, then get to the pool by 5 a.m.
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The European Union will continue to fully support multilateral global governance based on international law, human rights, and strong international institutions.
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Let's overwhelm the Castro regime with iPhones, iPads, American cars and American ingenuity.
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It's just different in the music world. You come more with an entourage.
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I think there is a poem out there for everyone, to be an entrance into the poetry and a relationship with it.
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The days of the painter at the Bauhaus appear to be truly over. They are estranged from the actual core of present activities, and their influence is more restricting than inspiring.
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I can't say 'I'm proud to say' - because it's not a choice for many Americans - but I can say I'm fortunate enough to not be raising my kids on McDonald's.
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When we were doing a scene, lots of times we would collapse giggling, because it seemed so silly because it felt like we were doing a home movie at times.
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I always felt more emotionally attached to Cambodia than I did to Vietnam.
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I've been on stage since I was 7. That's where I'd rather be than anywhere else. Just because you can do a bunch of things doesn't mean you are a bunch of things. I can act. I can sing. But I am a dancer.
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I don't look to jump over 7-foot bars: I look around for 1-foot bars that I can step over.
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All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work.
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I pick different projects for different reasons. Usually, it's a combination of things. I admire the director, and I am interested in working with the director. Or, it's the cast. I can be moved by the story. The ideal situation is you love the director and you love the cast.
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It seems like everybody's perception of me is very bipolar. To one group, it's overpaid, overrated; to another group, it's underpaid, underrated, underdog. It's funny to me because there's no real balance.
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You achieve long-term success step by step. Try to achieve your goals one at a time, like you do target practice.
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I like people. Listen, if you're a hotelier, if you're a creative person, and you're working with the things that I do, then you have to like people; otherwise, you simply can't get anywhere.
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Over the years, I have realized that there's more to a film's fate than just good acting and a solid script. It needs to be marketed well. It's the package that sells - the songs, action, actors, etc.
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I always look for good stories and good characters, and if they're placed in a whodunit, then I'm interested.
