Top 11 Quotes & Sayings by Carel Struycken

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Dutch actor Carel Struycken.

Last updated on December 18, 2024.

Carel Struycken is a Dutch actor. He is known for playing the Giant/Fireman in the television series Twin Peaks, the occasional guest role of Mr. Homn in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1992), and the household butler Lurch in the three 1990s Addams Family films. He also appeared in the films Gerald's Game (2017) and Doctor Sleep (2019).

Dutch - Actor | Born: July 30, 1948

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Our culture is so inundated with Freudian prototypes, and I think that 'Twin Peaks' came up with a whole new Pandora's Box of outlandishly mental, out of balance people that have never been described or have been noted by the psychiatric community.

Carel Struycken

I was just picked from the streets to do some acting, and that's how I got started.

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Many times, people would react to the fact that I looked different, and I would think that there was something wrong with me - that maybe one of my shirt buttons was undone or something. It took 20 or 30 years to get used to it.

Carel Struycken

I think everybody is intimidated by Jack Nicholson. But he was really nice to work with.

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The wonderful thing about 'Star Trek' is that they're very open to suggestions for scripts and story ideas from the viewers. That's really unique.

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I even got invited to a 'Star Trek' sea cruise. That was pretty exciting.

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I never wanted to be an actor. It was just something that happened.

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Star Trek' always had a pretty serious atmosphere, but with 'Twin Peaks,' you walked onto the set and you had the feeling that everybody was walking around in a trance.

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Even before the movie was made, people already thought I was the original Lurch.

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I actually enjoy playing monsters and that kind of thing.

Carel Struycken

I get to play a lot of butler-chauffeurs.

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