As a female actress, I didn't feel the need to be sexy or beautiful. Sylvia Hoeks More Quotes by Sylvia Hoeks More Quotes From Sylvia Hoeks I'm from a little village in the south of Holland where there was nothing to do but watch American movies and television - I grew up with The 'A-Team,' 'Charlie's Angels,' and 'Edward Scissorhands.' Sylvia Hoeks movies nothing village television It's interesting what happens when you take on a role, I think. What happens to me - without sounding too spiritual or too hippy, I guess - what happens, most of the time, you do a lot of research, and you get into the character, and at a certain moment, it's like the character takes over. Sylvia Hoeks me moment time character I'm a hippie at heart - I always want everyone to be happy. Sylvia Hoeks be-happy want heart happy I love long dinners with friends. Sylvia Hoeks i-love friends love long At 14, I was modeling, which helped me come out of my shell, but I always dreamed of theater school. Sylvia Hoeks me always modeling school I love pretending more than reality. Sylvia Hoeks more pretending love reality Denis Villeneuve is such a wonderful filmmaker. I just feel nothing but grateful to have worked with him and to have a chance to learn his language of filming. Sylvia Hoeks feel grateful language chance Being in the camera's eye is like stepping into a dream world, one that is often more interesting than real life. Sylvia Hoeks camera eye life world I was shooting a German movie, 'Whatever Happens,' at the time, and I got the call from my agent asking me to self-tape for 'Blade Runner.' That was a no-brainer. I loved the original, and Rutger Hauer was a national hero, and he did such a good job in it. Sylvia Hoeks good me hero time I worked out six hours a day, six days a week, to get 16 pounds of extra muscle. Sylvia Hoeks days muscle day week I speak Dutch, German, French, and English and have acted in all of those languages, but I love the American experience. Sylvia Hoeks american experience speak love Where I grew up, there was one supermarket, one school, one hairdresser, and that was it. It was a very small community. Sylvia Hoeks small where community school I'm not really into trends. Sylvia Hoeks really trends I love Tilda Swinton and the way she dresses. She always looks like a piece of art. Sylvia Hoeks love looks way art I'm not an actor that works in front of a mirror, who tries to repeat her actions or whatever. Sylvia Hoeks her repeat mirror whatever It sometimes happens that you come out of a scene, and you don't even know what happened. It's like you're in the zone. Sylvia Hoeks know you happens sometimes I want to play so many different characters. I want to, like, understand so many different people, and psychoanalysis, everything. I love that about my job: getting into the character and understanding it and doing the psychoanalysis and creating that character. Sylvia Hoeks job love character people I'm kind of shy. Sylvia Hoeks shy kind When I go to a movie, I want to see stuff that I don't see in my normal life, and I want to see it all. Sylvia Hoeks go see want life You have to work your way up - that's how I was brought up and what I believe in: working hard. Sylvia Hoeks you work believe way
