144 Quotes by Stellan Skarsgard

I've been offered a lot of police series, but I'm very good at staying away from them. They're usually based on such a boring formula.

All male roles are written in a way where you just hide what's going on inside you, and all female roles are written in a way where they expose everything.

Man is such an amazing animal, and the possibilities are infinite for each person.

Lars von Trier is a very good storyteller. He's like an H. C. Andersen for adults.

Of course, working with Halle Berry is fantastic. Every day, you're looking at a performance that you would be prepared to pay to watch. She's truly great and truthful, and it's a joy.

I wanted to get the opportunity to do what actresses do: play the inside of a person.

There was a Russian director named Elem Klimov, who did his films during the communist days. They were constantly struggling with the authorities and to be allowed to express themselves. But he did one of the best war movies I've ever seen - it's called 'Come and See.'

I grew up in a family where you were allowed to say anything; you were allowed to show weakness... I have no problems talking about anything, basically. But at the same time, I know I'm different than a woman.

When Lars Von Trier calls me, I say yes without reading the script because often the script hasn't been written yet, and if Fincher called me again, I'd say yes without reading the script, too.