US EditionStellan Skarsgård opens up about acting struggles after stroke: 'I got really scared'
Stellan Skarsgård adapted to post-stroke acting by using a prompter with precise cues and now faces more roles than before, he said in a recent interview.
- Three years after a stroke, prolific Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård told Vulture he has faced new acting challenges and admitted the episode left him `really scared`.
- During production of Andor and Dune, Skarsgård said the stroke occurred between one and two of Andor and Dune, calling the timing "perfect" for the Denis Villeneuve-directed Dune films.
- He described cognitive lapses that affect dialogue and argumentation, including weakened language and trouble sustaining multi-sentence arguments after the stroke.
- Despite those challenges, he still performed demanding parts such as Baron Harkonnen in Dune and will next appear in Sentimental Value, releasing Nov. 7.
- Skarsgård reflected on life and family, saying `I'm not afraid of dying` but fearing `not being capable of living`; he called nepotism criticism of his six actor children `such a bullshit`.
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The Independent (US)Stellan Skarsgard shares innovative technology he uses to help him act afters stroke
Skarsgård said the stroke left him ‘really scared’
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Stellan Skarsgård opens up about acting struggles after stroke: 'I got really scared'
"I found a way," the "Dune" actor says.Eric Charbonneau/Getty Stellan Skarsgård and his son, Alexander Skarsgård, in 2020Actor Stellan Skarsgård has been onscreen since the '70s, most notably to U.S. audiences in films such as Amistad, Good Will Hunting, and 2021's Dune. But after he suffered a stroke three years ago, he's faced new challenges.He described when it happened — "between one and two of Andor and one and two of Dune" — as "perfect ti…
Actor Stellan Skarsgård suffered a stroke about three years ago, which changed his life and his work in the long run.In a detailed cover story of the magazine "Vulture", Stellan Skarsgård, 74, talked about a serious stroke of health.According to this, the Swedish actor suffered a stroke about three years ago, from whose consequences he may never fully recover.Stellan Skarsgård has not yet recovered from the consequences of a stroke.These are the…
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