A biography for Bill Skarsgardhasn’t been written yet.
“I did a lot of research on what solitary confinement does to you, how you become acclimated to being surrounded by people again after being by yourself for such a long time. It's really a horrific thing. It's definitely worth considering it as torture. We're just not meant to be in solitary confinement.”
“Acting was always there, it's true. But for a long time, in my teenage years, I wasn't sure about it - not because I didn't like it, but I didn't want people to think I hadn't earned it.”
“There's always some extent of luck going into getting a job. I try not to think too much about my own looks or how I work. There's a danger in becoming too self-aware.”
“Normally, when you do a movie, you have those mundane days when it's like, 'Today is the scene where I get coffee.'”
“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.”
“Between 9 A.M. and 10 A.M. is usually when I get up.”
“I liken every character that I do to a relationship that you're in.”
“I spent a lot of time on film sets with my dad at work, and as a kid, that's a very appealing thing, to watch grownups get to play dress-up and pretend that they're different people - and then get paid for it!”
“In terms of jobs, I'm an actor. There's gotta' be depth there. I'd never say yes to something just to play the hot guy. That's not what I'm interested in.”
“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.”
“In movies we tend make things black and white: you're either this, or you're that.”
“I've lived in California for six years and I've never surfed.”
“I needed to be myself and find my own identity.”
“I started acting when I was 9.”
“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.”
“Playing Pennywise will change my life and career forever. It's going to change my path. And who knows where that path might lead me?”
“I'm a pretty private person, so I don't mind not being recognized.”
“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.”
“I can't see myself as a very domesticated person, with a suburb house and stuff like that.”
“I think every character that I play has a certain sort of tone or an energy level to them.”