Interview (magazine)

Interview is an American magazine. Bill Skarsgård was interviewed by Michael Martin and photographed by Robbie Fimmano for an article published in the magazine on April 18, 2013.

Interview Highlights

 * On where he's based: "I literally don't have a home." The 22-year-old Stockholm-born actor is currently holed up in Los Angeles taking meetings when we speak on the phone, but he's poised to soon take up residence in the pop-culture firmament.
 * On Roman Godfrey: "[My character is] like the prince of this town, and he's self-destructive because he hates himself for it," Skarsgård explains. "He struggles not to act on his urges."
 * On his roles: "I played a guy with Asperger's syndrome; then I played this insecure 17-year-old in the '70s, then a young man who came of age in the '40s during WWII," he says. "That's how I want my career to progress—to be versatile is what I'm striving for."
 * On Hemlock Grove: "My agent pitched it as a vampire-werewolf thing, and I said, ‘Oh, come on, I don't want to do that.' Then I got the script and couldn't stop reading it. It's nasty and disturbing more than sexy. It's about this town and these people. Saying that it's about werewolves would be like calling The Walking Dead a zombie show."
 * On Alexander's advice about Los Angeles: "He was worried about me coming here and thinking I'd get jobs. He said, ‘Don't get your hopes up.' Then I'm here for a month and a half and I got this amazing part, which is kind of ridiculous. I'm super-fucking-lucky. Now I just have to get another job."

Photoshoot
Photographer: Robbie Fimmano

Date: February 2013

Location: New York

Styling: Andreas Kokkino

Hair: Dennis Gots/Jed Root

Makeup: Kristi Matamoros for CK One Cosmetics/Kate Ryan, Inc.Bill is wearing a coat by Hermès, Jacket by Oakbrook Sportswear, Shirt by Equipment, Pants by Balenciaga by Nicolas Ghesquière, Necklaces by Dean Harris and Giles & Brother, Ring by David Yurman, Bracelets by Catherine M. Zadeh and Dean Harris, Hair Products by Bumble and Bumble (including Semisumo)

Resources

 * Interview Magazine: "Bill Skarsgård" (Online Article)