“Sometimes you have a period piece where you have to research around it but, if the writers have done their homework well enough, the information is all in the script.” IfsWellsSometimesDoneEnoughPiecesInformationPeriodsResearchScriptsHomework Author:Mads Mikkelsen
“I would have turned any offer down, if it had turned into a thriller. I would have seen no point in a thriller here. I don't need to entertain people, on top of what we were doing. It's not a question of whether he did it or not. I would have thought that was banal and uninteresting, and I wouldn't care. And it could have also turned into a shoot-out because there were a lot of guns in the film.” PeopleIfsNeedsCareFilmOffersGunNo PointThrillers Author:Mads Mikkelsen
“The criteria [to take or refuse the role] is that I would love to have some kind of dialogue or communication with the director. I need to understand that we can communicate and that we like communication. That's something I have to have a strong feeling about. Secondly, I have to find the script intriguing or interesting. I don't have to understand the whole script, but I do have to find it intriguing. If those two things are present, that would probably be a yes.” IfsNeedsKindTwoWholeFeelingsStrongInterestingRolesCommunicationDirectorsScriptsRefuseCommunicateDialogueTwo ThingsCriteriaIntriguingStrong Feeling Author:Mads Mikkelsen
“I tend not to have any references to anything. I just jump into the script in front of me. If you reference too much, you have no idea if the performances are right.” IfsIdeasToo MuchFrontsPerformancesScriptsNo Idea Author:Mads Mikkelsen
“The physicality of any character is always split up into fast, slow, high energy, low energy, what kind of personality he has. So that's where the physicality comes in. And flying through the air is just something you have to do if they ask you.” IfsKindCharacterAsksEnergyAirPersonalityLowsFlyingSplitsPhysicalityHigh Energy Author:Mads Mikkelsen
“I think it would be pretty cool if my kids were super kids.” IfsThinkingWould BeKids Author:Mads Mikkelsen
“I guess they have to label someone the sexiest person in the world, and it is always someone who is on telly even if it’s the weatherman. For a couple of years it was me and then it was someone else. It’s nicer being the sexiest man than the most ugly man. I live with it, and I don’t mind it, but I don’t go around with a big smile on my face everyday.” IfsMenWorldYearsMindPersonsBigsFacesCoupleEverydayUglyLabelsSexiestSmile On My FaceWeathermenUgly Man Author:Mads Mikkelsen
“I ask a million questions, and I insist on having answers. I think that is what we have to do. I have to know what the director wants. Some are very much in their head, and I need to force it out of them. I just can't play around for eight hours and see if something happens.” IfsThinkingKnowsWantNeedsPlayHappensAsksForceHoursAnswersMillionsDirectorsEightThings Happen Author:Mads Mikkelsen
“Yeah, I do all the stuff I can. Let’s be frank, if you are in an action film, you are not in it for the characters, you are in it for the action – the stunts. If they take that away from you, it’s a sad story. Ha ha! I have damaged everything: knees, elbows, ribs. But I’m an old gymnast. I know how to survive.” IfsKnowsI CanCharacterStoriesActionFilmStuffKnow HowYeahKneesFrankAway From YouElbowsRibsAction FilmsGymnastSad Story Author:Mads Mikkelsen
“If you believe in Odin and Thor, people laugh themselves to death. While it's okay to believe in a man who turned water into wine, and walked on water” PeopleIfsMenBelieveGodFunnyReligionJesusWaterLaughingOkayWineAtheistIf You BelieveAnti ReligionFunny ReligiousOdinWalking On Water Author:Mads Mikkelsen
“If you spend a week at a casino you will very easily see that people have a certain way of behaving in a casino.” PeopleIfsWayCertainWeekCasinos Author:Mads Mikkelsen
“If you're not bruised up, then you're not doing an action film in a real way.” IfsWayRealActionFilmBruisedAction Films Author:Mads Mikkelsen
“If you're playing the bad guy, you have to find what you like about them.” IfsGuyBad Guys Author:Mads Mikkelsen
