Stellan Skarsgard on 'Sentimental Value' and a long career

Stellan Skarsgard has become an awards-season focus for his role as Gustav Borg in Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value, a film that has attracted major nominations and helped bring him his first Oscar nod late in a career that spans art-house and franchise work. Four years after a stroke that affected his memory, Skarsgard said he now uses an earpiece with a prompter on set; he described the adjustment as practical and said he did not feel it diminished his acting, even as lapses in thought continue to frustrate him.

His career has ranged from Lars von Trier collaborations to roles in films such as Dune and Mamma Mia!, and television turns that earned awards attention. He said he adapts to a director’s universe, values filmmakers who work with subtlety and sincerity, and worries that money and consolidation threaten the kind of original work he admires.

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