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Joel Kinnaman

Swedish Actor

Born: Nov 25, 1979

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We all can relate to people's weaknesses. We might put up a facade that everything is perfect but none of us are. When we see that weakness in somebody else, we understand or give ourselves a little bit of leeway. Joel Kinnaman

'The Killing' has a really great combination of qualities: Even though it's very sad and deals with mourning and grief, it's still exciting. It's about real people and it doesn't shy from the painful points of life. Joel Kinnaman

In Sweden, I went to an English school, where there was a mishmash of people from all over the world. Some were diplomatic kids with a lot of money, some were ghetto kids who came up from the suburbs, and I grew up in between. There's a community of second generation immigrants, and I became part of that because I had an American father. Joel Kinnaman

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I have a lot of funny friends, and we joke a lot, but I've never really played comedic parts. Joel Kinnaman

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The original 'RoboCop' was X-rated, and then they had to cut it down so it became R-rated, and Verhoeven claimed that actually made the movie more violent, because it's what you don't see that actually scares you. Joel Kinnaman

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The north of Sweden is very socialist and poor. They feel left out and despise Stockholm in many ways because Stockholm has become new liberals and much more Americanized. Joel Kinnaman

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I would like to be able to do as many of my own stunts where I can. Joel Kinnaman

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Jose Padilha is a wonderful director. Joel Kinnaman

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Danish is a different language, even though Danish people understand Swedes, and very few Swedes understand Danish. Joel Kinnaman

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In terms of whether my mom was influential, I think she instilled a certain way of thinking in me quite early: having a reflective mindset regarding my actions and trying to find the underlying reasons to behavior. I think that's quite helpful when you're trying to understand a character. Joel Kinnaman

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My parents got married when I was 12. Joel Kinnaman

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I'm a pretty good chess player. Joel Kinnaman

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I was a Swedish guy who listened to Too Short. Joel Kinnaman

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We retell our favorite stories. That's what we've done since we were sitting around campfires. It's a part of the human spirit. It doesn't have to be negative to creativity. It can be completely opposite. That's how you can break new ground: by rethinking something that's already been done. Joel Kinnaman

I think 'The Wire' is my all-time favorite TV show. It's so brilliant, the way it critiques society, and how it handles that everybody who gets power loses their moral code and stops going to the root of the problem and just tries to maintain their own power. Joel Kinnaman

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Mid-range to low-budget movies have to have a name in the lead to get financing for it. Joel Kinnaman

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I think that in Sweden and a lot of European countries, there's this whole mythology of the wounded artist: that you can't really do any great art unless you're suffering. Joel Kinnaman

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What I enjoy most with acting is when it's a good scene with one or two other actors, and you feel a strong connection, and you don't know how you're going to respond, and everybody is listening to each other and getting affected by each other, and even though you've rehearsed it many times, it feels like it's happening right now. Joel Kinnaman

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It's so scary to go on stage. I used to throw up before I went on stage, every time. Joel Kinnaman

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