There is a double standard [in the film industry]. I notice that with actress friends of mine. And it's disgusting. It's not a problem that's specific to Hollywood. Alexander Skarsgard More Quotes by Alexander Skarsgard More Quotes From Alexander Skarsgard I have to be careful because there is something destructive within me, I think, and I can have a tendency to just search for the kicks. I can't really get too close to someone who's too destructive, or too dark, because then I might go down the rabbit hole myself. Alexander Skarsgard dark rabbits thinking 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. Alexander Skarsgard artist bravery mind 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. Alexander Skarsgard darkness play character Why do I love being naked? Because I was born that way? Alexander Skarsgard naked love-is way I don't fall often, but I fall hard. And when you fall hard, it takes a while to get up. Alexander Skarsgard get-up hard fall What intrigues me is that people kind of naturally want to label or pigeonhole the characters. They want to make it easy for themselves to go, "All right. There's the good guy, there's the bad guy, there's the girl. Okay, I get it now." But life isn't one-dimensional. The world isn't simply divided into good versus evil. I think we're all capable of both. So any time the hero does something I'm not crazy about, or the bad guy does something I can relate to, I'll find it more interesting. Alexander Skarsgard crazy girl hero 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. Alexander Skarsgard ducks crazy interesting For me, creatively, I'd suffocate if I played the same thing, over and over again. I want challenges. I want to sit down with a director and be like, "I've never done this before, but it's going to be exciting. It's scary, but really thrilling, so let's do it!" Alexander Skarsgard scary challenges directors You can never connect on a deeper level if you idolise someone - you don't see the real person. Alexander Skarsgard deeper levels real Swedes are such a civilised, perfect society - at least on the surface. There's a great safety net, a huge middle class, free education, free health care. People are very polite, they wait their turn. They're not too loud, they're not too quiet, but sometimes it's a little too perfect. Alexander Skarsgard free-education class people 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. Alexander Skarsgard admiration queens high-heels You can use the internet in a way that's actually really great. It doesn't have to be about how amazing you are, or "Come watch my show!," or "Look what I'm wearing today." It doesn't have to be narcissistic. Alexander Skarsgard narcissistic watches looks Life isn't one-dimensional. The world isn't simply divided into good versus evil. I think we're all capable of both. Alexander Skarsgard evil world thinking 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. Alexander Skarsgard party nice special My plan was never to be an actor like my father... Alexander Skarsgard plans actors father I'm from Sweden. We don't wear clothes in Sweden. Alexander Skarsgard sweden clothes It's difficult to get to know a Swede. But once you do, you're in. Alexander Skarsgard difficult knows It was such an amazing experience to be able to spend nine days on a boat with these Greenpeace people. Some of them were scientists and some were crew members working on the ship. Just to hear their stories, like what drew them to Greenpeace in the first place and what they've been through. Every single second of the day they work to save the planet, which makes me as an actor feel quite insignificant. Alexander Skarsgard ships nine people A hipster is someone who's very aware of his style. Alexander Skarsgard hipster style 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. Alexander Skarsgard crazy dark drama
