Alexander Skarsgard Quotes

A true artist, in my mind, is willing to fail sometimes, because if you're not brave enough to say yes and follow your gut, it's never going to be good.

All the characters I play are all inside of me in a way, and they're all different, the darkness, the lightness, whatever that is.

Life isn't one-dimensional. The world isn't simply divided into good versus evil. I think we're all capable of both.

As an actor, what's interesting is what's hidden away beneath the surface. You want to be like a duck on a pond - very calm on the surface but paddling away like crazy underneath.

I'm an actor and I love to find new collaborations and new characters where I can grow as an actor and human being.

I don't fall often, but I fall hard. And when you fall hard, it takes a while to get up.

I'm pretty intense when it comes to relationships, platonic ones as well. If I feel a connection with someone, I'm willing to go there.

I've been a member of Greenpeace since I was a teenager.

I'm not interested in parts where they are looking for a good-looking guy. I want to be a weird little sidekick in a crazy comedy and then play like a dark drama or a thriller.

I'm from Sweden. We don't wear clothes in Sweden.

I can't express how much admiration I have for women in general, who walk around in high heels, but, drag queens, oh my god.

We don't have paparazzi following you in Sweden.

Whether I'm interested [in something] or not, step one is read the script and figure out if a character is someone I'd want to explore or not.

When you meet a director who wants to remake a movie, you have to ask, does he or she have an interesting vision and idea, something that intrigues you - is there a reason why we should do this?

When I was four or five, I would organise my cars and my action figures. I needed some kind of structure, I think.

My plan was never to be an actor like my father...

You can never connect on a deeper level if you idolise someone - you don't see the real person.

A hipster is someone who's very aware of his style.

Being followed is weird, that people want to discuss where I ate lunch or what I wear when I go to lunch... the private life is just gone.

I wasn't like a Hollywood child actor - "I'm five! I can sing, I can dance, I can act! I wanna be a star!"

It's difficult to get to know a Swede. But once you do, you're in.

I like to dress up and put on a nice suit for a party or a special event; I do enjoy it, but on a daily basis I wear stuff that I feel comfortable in.

If you are with someone who is awesome and having a good time, you can sit at a bus station and still have fun.