Bill Skarsgård had much love and appreciation for his father Stellan Skarsgård’s performance in Sentimental Value. This was an incredible and special achievement for the actor after he won one of the toughest health battles. Skarsgård suffered a stroke back in 2022, between the production of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune movie and the Star Wars drama Andor.

And it had a major impact on how the actor worked after the incident. Looking back at Stellan Skarsgård’s journey of recovery and the success of the movie, Bill Skarsgård shared a few words, opening up about his opinion on his father's performance. 

Bill Skarsgård recently made an appearance on the Happy Sad Confused podcast. When asked about success with Sentimental Value, he recalled his father Stellan Skarsgård’s journey from suffering a stroke and recovering to being able to make a brilliant movie. Along with praise for the entire cast, the actor appreciated his father’s efforts.

"It was just great to see my dad after, he suffered a stroke, to have that kind of victory lap and a mountain that he climbed back from and reaching that level of success is great," he said.

Stellan Skarsgård’s performance was heavily praised by critics and fans. As the actor and the host discussed during the interview, \Stellan Skarsgård was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Gustav Borg in the film. However, he lost it to Sean Penn, who won the honor for his performance in One Battle After Another. But despite the Oscar nod, Skarsgård's performance in Sentimental Value remains one of the most unforgettable this year.

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What makes Stellan Skarsgård’s success in Sentimental Value so incredible is the effort after his previous stroke caused a major change in the way he worked.

Previously, during the Los Angeles premiere of Sentimental Value, Stellan Skarsgård had spoken up about his health condition to PEOPLE. The actor admitted that while he is doing well, he is unable to memorize his lines after the stroke. That made him really rely on an earpiece to listen to the lines before saying them out loud.

“So he has to say his lines very fast and very neutral and on top of my coworker's lines,” Skarsgård said. “So it's a little special work, but it works.”

Skarsgård opened up about how he did not have time to adjust because of the filming schedule. However, the actor did not let this issue come between him and his wish to work, and later went on to bring a masterpiece movie, titled Sentimental Value, which he also executive produced. It is quite clear that he is not slowing down anytime soon.

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