Bill Skarsgard Quotes & Sayings

“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.”

“There's something I love about how stark the contrast is between January and June in Sweden.”

“I worked with Lady Gaga for a day on a video shoot. It was crazy; we had a lot of fun. I had a great time.”

“I can deal with it now, but 13 is a tough age to be recognized and famous. It's a tough age, period.”

“Sweden is a small country and, well, our family's pretty prominent in that world, I guess. And I really didn't like the sound of just being 'the fourth acting Skarsgard.'”

“I see myself as most people see themselves, you have good days and bad days. I don't think I'm better looking now than I did three years ago.”

“I have three older brothers, and each one of them has chosen one of my parents' education. Two of them are actors, and the third is a doctor as my mother is.”

“I'm always looking for something that's real and that's got meat on it. I think it's artistic suicide if you're too vain, or if you're afraid to play ugly. I would never fall for that.”

“A character on screen that's the 'good guy' or the 'bad guy,' they're never interesting. There's got to be an internal struggle, the duality is important to find.”

“My height can be a problem. A lot of directors and photographers are sometimes not happy because I'm pretty tall and especially if I work with short actors the difference can be pretty massive.”