144 Quotes by Stellan Skarsgard

I can say yes to some directors without even reading a script. But the first-time directors I've worked with, the scripts have not been perfect, but they had something that I liked.

I mean... mankind has for hundreds of years known that torture is not a very smart way to get information. It's horrible that we're going back to medieval times.

I reflect over my actions; I don't dwell on them.

I don't know - personally, I don't watch many films where the violence itself is the main entertainment, because I find them boring.

The first time I saw Istvan Szabo's 'Mephisto,' I came out and I was in shock. I was shaking.

I go where I think I can enjoy myself. Sometimes it's on a big movie, and sometimes it's even on a silly movie.

I am indeed a fan of John le Carre's novels.

I'm almost sometimes too subtle in my acting.

I've made six films for Disney, and they have a clause in their contracts called the morality clause that I've always refused to sign.