For Alexander Skarsgård, prep for the Met Gala starts weeks beforehand. Not physically—that doesn’t take long at all—but mentally. “I ask my family to, every time they see me, call out ‘Alex! Alex! Over here!’ to get ready for the press line. And throw out a lot of questions, like ‘Alex! Alex! What are you wearing? You look amazing!’” he says in his Nordic-meets-American twang, amusement dancing down the phone line. He’s joking, of course. But he’s also not. Events like the Met Gala can be... Read this story
