About Michael Eklund: Michael Eklund is a Canadian actor, who has made numerous appearances in both television and film roles.
It's what I've always wanted to do and each part you play gets you closer and closer to the roles that you dreamed of playing.
I think every actor has their list of roles that were near misses. I've had my share.
Actors sure have stories. We always have stories. At the end of our careers, all we have to take with us is our stories, and we have many of them.
Xavier Gens is probably the busiest filmmaker that I know.
I think every actor has their list of roles that were near misses. I've had my share. I was very close and almost cast in Philip Seymour Hoffman's 'Capote.'
I like playing characters with internal problems.
I've had a couple of people come up to me after screenings and say they kind of sympathized with the character. I always get a kick out of it when people say that. It means I did something maybe a little bit to the credit of the character.
I don't follow anything that's said about him much, but the Uwe Boll that I know is just a really cool guy. He's just a really quiet, kind and passionate filmmaker who really believes in what he's doing. Like any director that an actor wants to work ...
I do like playing the darker side of life but as much as the lighter side as well. They all resonate out of the same place, which is that everyone has a story to tell. Depending on their upbringing and their history, it determines who they are as an ...
The thing is, I never see my characters as psychopaths. I see them as really crippled victims who just happen to do bad things. And I never see them as bad guys; I see them as darker characters. I never see anything as good or bad; it's more light or...
Every thriller needs a good bad guy; without a bad guy, there's no thriller.
Making a movie takes a toll on your life because it's a commitment, so you put a lot on the back burner.
