Joel Kinnaman Quotes
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It's very nice to be in a show where your vanity is completely out of the picture.
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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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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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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 was on a Swedish soap opera when I was 10.
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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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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 read a couple of books about neuroscience and the relationship between the mind and the body.
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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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'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 happy that people have watched and appreciated my work. That's why I'm doing it.
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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 a bit like a chameleon with my accent.
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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 have a lot of funny friends, and we joke a lot, but I've never really played comedic parts.
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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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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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We are all a unique person with everyone we meet.
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In philosophy, they talk a lot about humans being actual organic machines, and the idea of free will is something that we've made up. We actually don't have free will. We're acting according to our programming as organic mechanisms.
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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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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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It's hard to act with just your jaw.
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I think for a lot of people that had seen me do 'Snabba Cash', after watching 'The Killing,' I think they got a sense that I could do different kinds of characters.