My sister was an actress when I was a kid - she still is a successful stage actress in Sweden.
I miss Swedish meatballs, but you can get them pretty much anywhere.
I don't reflect on sort of the age of the roles that I get. It's usually just what plays into what's believable - 'Am I believable at this age?'
I look at characters to see if they have some contrasts to play with; I think that's always what I'm looking for in characters: ones that have a wide range of expression.
I feel like I've got the best job in the world. I just feel so fortunate to get paid to be a kid and play with my friends. So if it's rough or a little bit hot, you just have to deal with that.
Jose Padilha is a wonderful director.
Danish is a different language, even though Danish people understand Swedes, and very few Swedes understand Danish.
I don't think being a star has ever been part of the plan. But I always want to do really good work, even when I made career moves with projects that made more sense in sort of a career way than in an artistic way... like I did with 'The Darkest Hour.'
When I first heard 'Robocop' was going to be remade. I said, 'Yeah, that's interesting. I'll probably watch that at some point, but I'm not interested at all to be in it.'
I read a couple of books about neuroscience and the relationship between the mind and the body.
I'm a physical actor in that I start with a physical sketch of the character. I find it easier to find inspiration from the outside in. If I find the character's tensions and the way he carries himself or looks, that's going to affect how I talk. So that's how I start to create that person.
I was on a Swedish soap opera when I was 10.
I like L.A., but it's just too many people in the same business everywhere you go. You lose perspective.
I love watching Samuel L. Jackson do anything, but for me, Gary Oldman is the grandmaster of the game.
I've followed Gary Oldman his whole career... I've watched the movies he's directed, like 'Nil by Mouth' - I've seen that five times!
My impression was, 'This Hollywood thing doesn't seem too hard.'
A lot of the friends I had went on to become criminals.
In terms of whether my mom was influential, I think she instilled a certain way of thinking in me quite early: having a reflective mindset regarding my actions and trying to find the underlying reasons to behavior. I think that's quite helpful when you're trying to understand a character.
My parents got married when I was 12.
The way I live my life or conduct myself when I have a problem is very different from many of the characters I play.
