Having Bodyguards Is Just Part Of Being

When I Started Studying Acting In New York, I Didn't Plan To Be An Action Hero. I Just Wanted To Learn Acting Because I Felt It Was Something I Needed To Try To Do For Myself, To Express Something, My Inner Pain, Or Something I Couldn't Get Out.

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.

Karate Has Helped Me Lots, Otherwise I Might Have Got Lost In Substance Abuse Or Something Like The Things A Lot Of Other People Do.

Stallone Is A Pretty Tough Director. You Don't Mess With Him.

On The One Hand, You Have These Huge Budget Films That Cost Millions Of Dollars. They Are Effects Driven, They Don't Have Well Known Actors In Them, And They Are Making Money. Well, Some Of Them Are. One The Other Hand, You Have Stallone And Statham, And Guys Like Deniro And Pacino, And Costner, Who Are All Trying To Make Movies About Real People. They Are Interested In Character Driven Projects.