• Stellan Skarsgård by no means thought of parallels between himself and his character in Sentimental Worth.
• Nevertheless, certainly one of his children advised similarities between the 2 patriarchs: "My son noticed the movie and stated to me, 'You acknowledge your self?'"
• The actor opined that "You possibly can by no means be an excellent mum or dad to a child, as a result of in truth, they’ve issues to complain about."

Stellan Skarsgård didn't see many parallels between himself and his Sentimental Worth character — till his son noticed the movie for the primary time.

Within the newest movie from Joachim Trier, the Andor star portrays Gustav Borg, a self-centered movie director who seldom interacts along with his daughters after divorcing their mom and leaving the nation.

"I by no means considered Gustav as being like me in any means," he instructed The Unbiased. "Our conditions are comparable, but it surely's completely completely different."

Skarsgård has eight kids, together with True Blood star Alexander Skarsgård and It actor Invoice Skarsgård — and defined that certainly one of his offspring prompted comparisons between his Sentimental Worth character and his real-life persona.

"My son noticed the movie and stated to me, 'You acknowledge your self?'" he remembered. "I stated, no! However after all, they see issues that I don't see — however you may by no means fulfill a child."

Skarsgård believes that every one mother and father are flawed, regardless of how arduous they struggle. "You possibly can by no means be an excellent mum or dad to a child, as a result of in truth, they’ve issues to complain about as a result of we're solely human," he opined. "And so they're not excellent both. So that you've bought to reside with it."

Ultimately, the Breaking the Waves actor acknowledged the similarities that his son may need seen. "I spotted extra that perhaps I wasn't completely current when my children had been rising up," Skarsgård stated. "However I’ve eight children – it's f—ing unattainable."

The Mamma Mia star stated that he and his kids all enable one another to pursue their pursuits to no matter extent they want. "I’ve been very tolerant to my children, and so they should be tolerant of me, too," he stated. "I've allow them to go and do no matter they need, and so they can let me go and do no matter I need."

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Skarsgård added that he couldn't think about collaborating in conventional parental actions, like hanging round his children' soccer observe. "It could be so boring," he stated. "I’d die."

Many analysts anticipate Skarsgård to land an Oscar nomination for Greatest Supporting Actor for his work in Sentimental Worth, which might mark his first recognition from the Academy in a profession spanning 50 years. "I've achieved fairly properly with out them," he stated of Oscar nominations. "However after all it's thrilling and good for the movie – and good for cinemas."

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He additionally stated that he wouldn't hesitate to compete along with his son, Alexander, who can be within the awards dialog this 12 months for his movie Pillion. "The gloves are off," the elder Skarsgård stated.

Sentimental Worth is now enjoying in theaters.

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