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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

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Alexander Skarsgard
Age: 48
Born: 1976
Born: August 25
Actor
Film Actor
Film Director
Screenwriter
Television Actor
Republic of the Sudan
Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård
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A lot of times we associate Greenpeace and climate change and shrinking polar caps with heavy-handed, weighty material. It's somber stuff. But with Funny Or Die we thought we could put an interesting take on it. Make it a little more palatable, especially for young people who tune into the website.
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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.
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When I was four or five, I would organise my cars and my action figures. I needed some kind of structure, I think.
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I don't fall often, but I fall hard. And when you fall hard, it takes a while to get up.
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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.
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I'm an actor and I love to find new collaborations and new characters where I can grow as an actor and human being.
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