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Dolph Lundgren Biography

Hans "Dolph" Lundgren (Swedish: [ˈdɔlf ˈlɵndgreːn] ( listen); born 3 November 1957) is a Swedish actor, director, screenwriter, producer, and martial artist.

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When I was a teenager, my dad used to put a lot of pressure on me to be successful, and I'd really beat myself up about things like losing martial arts competitions.

Art, Dad, Losing, Martial, Teenager

I was very sickly as a kid and had a lot of allergies, so martial arts gave me the chance to feel strong.

Art, Chance, Gave, Kids, Martial, Strong

I think mortality makes you live a fuller existence. When I was a kid I was scared of death, and maybe that's what made me desperate to get the most out of life.

Desperate, Kids, Life, Maybe, Scared, Thinking

I think we are affected so much by mythical stories and biblical stories, our society being based on the Bible - at least the old society is based on biblical terms and laws - that there's more of it in art than people realize. Sometimes it comes to the surface, but sometimes it's below the surface, but certainly, it does influence some of my movies.

Art, Biblical, Movies, Mythical, Old, Thinking

I know what its like to direct. You become a more considerate actor. After you have directed, you understand what is going on. You can't help but think of the material as a director. You do come up with suggestions. You come up with shortcuts that you weren't aware of before. You try to be helpful to the director if he has a lot on his hands.

Hands, Know, Material, Suggestions, Thinking, Trying

First the movie, the actual playing of the role and trying to deliver what everybody wanted. Then, when the film came out, there was instant fame. I was just a kid from Sweden, I didn't know what was going on.

Everybody, Fame, Film, Kids, Roles, Trying

I think religious movies are more of a subset of the broader historical trend, and also the fact that there is more history in Europe, whereas in America, America is about the future. People in Europe think more of the past, and that's why I think filmmakers are drawn to it more.

America, Drawn, Past, Religious, Think, Thinking

I do a little bit of yoga-style meditation. Relaxing and breathing even just one minute a day makes a big difference.

Breathing, Differences, Meditation, Minute, Relaxing, Yoga

There are a lot of great athletes who stop working out, and they get out of shape like everybody else in their 30s and 40s.

Athlete, Athletes, Like, Shape, Shapes, Work Out

No one can believe I might have a brain. Because I'm really tall, I'm really blonde, I have big muscles, and kill people for a living. There you go. If anybody's going to be assumed to be stupid, it's me. I don't know what my IQ score is, but I did study for five years at college. And I'm proud of my chemical engineering degree. I haven't done anything with it, but it's a card up your sleeve for later in life. It's nice to have, just in case.

Believe, Big, Nice, Proud, Sleeve, Stupid

I would think that the drumstick is probably pretty good. Because you can put that anywhere. If you are a strong guy, you can put it in the throat, the nose, the mouth, the ear. It's also easily concealed. The guitar is pretty good, but you have to break it. And that's pretty difficult.

Concealed, Guitar, Guy, Probably, Strong, Thinking

I'm not doing any crazy stuff any more. Like I used to do high falls; I used to jump from the motorcycle to the truck myself. That's unheard of today. Now nobody would ever do that. In those days it was stupid, man. I just did it because that's what it was, but that I don't do anymore.

Anymore, Crazy, Fall, Nobody, Stuff, Stupid

I used to play drums when I was a kid, play the trombone.

Drums, Kids, Play, Trombone, Used

I discovered martial arts, first judo and then karate, and I became quite good at it, because I had something to prove. And more than anything, I needed to feel safe.

Art, Firsts, Judo, Martial, Quite, Safe

I think that people are going to find more interest in the human condition, especially with them being weaned on so much reality television. They want character driven stuff along with real violence. Cage fighting is very popular with the kids right now. They see and know what one punch can do to someone's face. You can't give someone five hundred punches in a film anymore.

Character, Hundred, Kids, Punch, Real

The acting style that has emerged from HD, because of the contrast and how sharp the picture is, it's more neutrally played. The main character is very minamalistic. That's what works in this digital age.

Age, Character, Picture, Style, Works

As a hero, you have to play it straight. The audience is going to live through you, so you have to be more neutral. They will be projecting their thoughts and their actions onto the main character.

Audience, Character, Hero, Play, Projecting

When I was a kid, I was like everyone else: afraid of getting nuked. We had drills in school - Sweden was very close to the Soviet Union. There was definitely a lot of tension.

Afraid, Everyone, Kids, School, Sweden

My problem is that people get intimidated by someone big and beautiful like me. They hate to think I can be smart as well.

Beautiful, Hate, People, Problem, Smart

I do weights a few times a week. Not a lot of heavy weights. I do it just to keep my muscle toned. I do some sparring. If I get a chance, I will go swimming or running in-between. I keep in pretty good shape between films.

Chance, Good, Keep, Running, Swimming, Weight

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