Joel Kinnaman Quotes
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Nobody wants to be depressed - everybody's trying to feel better; when they strive and fail, it's all the more poignant.
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We all can relate to people's weaknesses. We might put up a facade that everything is perfect but none of us are. When we see that weakness in somebody else, we understand or give ourselves a little bit of leeway.
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When I first heard 'Robocop' was going to be remade. I said, 'Yeah, that's interesting. I'll probably watch that at some point, but I'm not interested at all to be in it.'
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As actors, we're like these vagabond artists: we have to be invited to perform, so if you don't have a choice of options, it's very hard to define yourself.
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I feel like I've got the best job in the world. I just feel so fortunate to get paid to be a kid and play with my friends. So if it's rough or a little bit hot, you just have to deal with that.
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I read a couple of books about neuroscience and the relationship between the mind and the body.
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I was on a Swedish soap opera when I was 10.
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I miss the Swedish women on the first day of spring cause they all just blossom in the most incredible way.
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When I first came to the States, I thought I had a perfect American accent, and then I was abruptly becoming aware that it wasn't. So I did have to work on it a little bit, but I was hesitant working on it because I thought it was good.
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I don't think being a star has ever been part of the plan. But I always want to do really good work, even when I made career moves with projects that made more sense in sort of a career way than in an artistic way... like I did with 'The Darkest Hour.'
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I'm happy that people have watched and appreciated my work. That's why I'm doing it.
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I have a lot of funny friends, and we joke a lot, but I've never really played comedic parts.
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Danish is a different language, even though Danish people understand Swedes, and very few Swedes understand Danish.
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'The Killing' has a really great combination of qualities: Even though it's very sad and deals with mourning and grief, it's still exciting. It's about real people and it doesn't shy from the painful points of life.
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I'm a bit like a chameleon with my accent.
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We are all a unique person with everyone we meet.
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It's hard to act with just your jaw.
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My sister was an actress when I was a kid - she still is a successful stage actress in Sweden.
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I think that in Sweden and a lot of European countries, there's this whole mythology of the wounded artist: that you can't really do any great art unless you're suffering.
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I usually have pretty good intuition on projects that I work on.
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It's technically demanding to shoot in 3-D. It's an extra element. Also, just the size of the cameras. They look like these 'Transformers' monsters; they are incredibly big, many of them.
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The way I live my life or conduct myself when I have a problem is very different from many of the characters I play.
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The north of Sweden is very socialist and poor. They feel left out and despise Stockholm in many ways because Stockholm has become new liberals and much more Americanized.
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I've learned to steer away from the wrong kind of woman for me.