Sylvia Hoeks
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
Sylvia Hoeks

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
Sylvia Hoeks

I speak Dutch, German, French, and English and have acted in all of those languages, but I love the American experience.

Sylvia Hoeks
Sylvia Hoeks

I didn't 'leave' Dutch cinema.

Sylvia Hoeks
Sylvia Hoeks

Think of Capt. Hook, and then put an 's' after it. Capt. Hooks. That's me.

Sylvia Hoeks
Sylvia Hoeks

I am a fan of dark movies and dark complex characters, and I love to take on a character like that.

Sylvia Hoeks
Sylvia Hoeks

I'm not an actor that works in front of a mirror, who tries to repeat her actions or whatever.

Sylvia Hoeks
Sylvia Hoeks

I'm very comfortable with men - they're freer and a lot of fun!

Sylvia Hoeks
Sylvia Hoeks

I'm kind of shy.

Sylvia Hoeks
Sylvia Hoeks

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
Sylvia Hoeks

I love playing villains or bad guys or bad girls.

Sylvia Hoeks
Sylvia Hoeks

I worked out six hours a day, six days a week, to get 16 pounds of extra muscle.

Sylvia Hoeks
Sylvia Hoeks

At 14, I was modeling, which helped me come out of my shell, but I always dreamed of theater school.

Sylvia Hoeks
Sylvia Hoeks

I love pretending more than reality.

Sylvia Hoeks
Sylvia Hoeks

Where I grew up, there was one supermarket, one school, one hairdresser, and that was it. It was a very small community.

Sylvia Hoeks
Sylvia Hoeks

I love long dinners with friends.

Sylvia Hoeks
Sylvia Hoeks

I'm not really into trends.

Sylvia Hoeks
Sylvia Hoeks

I love Tilda Swinton and the way she dresses. She always looks like a piece of art.

Sylvia Hoeks
Sylvia Hoeks

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
Sylvia Hoeks

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.