“I'm one of the actors who really enjoys working with kids and animals, which is always a no go. There's something beautiful about it because you tend to forget yourself, as an actor.” KidsBeautifulActorsEnjoyForgetAnimalForget YouSomething Beautiful Author:Mads Mikkelsen
“I'm not the kind of actor who runs around and insists on being called Stravinsky by everybody, and my family has to call me Igor. I'm not that kind of actor. I think that's pretentious.” ThinkingKindRunningActorsMy FamilyCall MePretentiousStravinsky Author:Mads Mikkelsen
“I'm in a very lucky position. You have to remember that 95 percent of all actors aren't working. I'm actually able to go to France and work. It's a situation I couldn't have dreamt up.” AbleRememberActorsSituationPositionLuckyPercentFranceWorking It Author:Mads Mikkelsen
“I think 40 years ago, it would have been a little bit different because people had a tendency to think the actor was their part. I do find people who, all of a sudden, realize who is sitting in the restaurant and the first thing they react on is not necessarily, "There's that actor," but it's, "There's that killer guy."” PeopleThinkingYearsFirstsLittlesHas BeensDifferentGuyActorsBitsRealizingLittle BitSittingYears AgoTendenciesRestaurantsKillers Author:Mads Mikkelsen
“Actors are very good at not revealing anything, so they're safe.” ActorsSafeVery GoodRevealing Author:Mads Mikkelsen
“All actors have to believe that our characters have a point that makes sense. Hopefully, they make sense to the crowd watching it, but at least he has to make sense in his own mind, in his own universe.” MindBelieveCharacterUniverseActorsCrowdsHopefullyMake Sense Author:Mads Mikkelsen