144 Quotes by Stellan Skarsgard

I still live in Sweden. That's my base. When I'm not working, I'm there.

I'm not a signing or dancing man.

I don't do sports, really.

I don't feel ashamed or humiliated when I am naked, but I definitely feel it when I am playing games.

My preparation for roles are less about the character's profession than who they are, what their dreams are, and in what way are they childish.

Even if you're the President of the United States, you still act like a little child and think like a little child sometimes. Childish behavior is what I look for in all of my characters because that is what makes them human.

Because of ignorance, I wasn't a big fan of Marvel. I hadn't read the magazines. They were not as big in Europe as they are in the United States. They're more a part of modern American mythology. I know more about the original Thor than the Marvel Thor.

All directors have their strengths and weaknesses, as all actors have, and all artists. What you try to do is complete the relationship and take care of the stuff that the director won't take care of.

I've got a lot of weaknesses. One of them is that I often get scared and tense when I'm working - and fear is one of the big threats to any good performance, because it closes you down and makes it harder for you to produce life in front of the camera.