Joel Kinnaman Quotes
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I love watching Samuel L. Jackson do anything, but for me, Gary Oldman is the grandmaster of the game.
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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 read a couple of books about neuroscience and the relationship between the mind and the body.
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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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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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'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 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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The original 'RoboCop' was X-rated, and then they had to cut it down so it became R-rated, and Verhoeven claimed that actually made the movie more violent, because it's what you don't see that actually scares you.
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I was on a Swedish soap opera when I was 10.
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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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My sister was an actress when I was a kid - she still is a successful stage actress in Sweden.
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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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For somebody in my neighborhood to aspire or revere a person from the upper class, that is the most ugly and pathetic behavior you could exhibit.
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What we did wrong on 'RoboCop,' we just did something new and didn't really take into account what the fans really loved about the original.
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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 was a Swedish guy who listened to Too Short.
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I went to high school in Texas for one year, my senior year. My parents wanted me to get out of Stockholm because I was running with the wrong crew. They wanted me to get back to my roots.
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In most scripts, one or two characters have a lot of colors.
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I'm a bit like a chameleon with my accent.
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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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I would like to be able to do as many of my own stunts where I can.
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An amateur can be great in front of the camera, but you need an education to get on stage where you have full control as an actor.