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" I can say yes to some directors without even reading a script. But the first-time directors I've worked with, the scripts have not been perfect, but they had something that I liked. "

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" My father used to stress that he valued us all as individuals, but that no one in the world was worth more or less than anyone else. This was a good principle to establish in a large family. "

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" We have to know that the bad guys are not different from us in the world. "

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" There was a Russian director named Elem Klimov, who did his films during the communist days. They were constantly struggling with the authorities and to be allowed to express themselves. But he did one of the best war movies I've ever seen - it's called 'Come and See.' "

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" I never help my kids and I never encourage them and I never give them any advice. "

" I do believe in humanism, and I believe that we should treat each other with respect and care and look after each other. All human beings should have an equal chance to survive in society, and inequality is a big problem in society. "

" When Lars Von Trier calls me, I say yes without reading the script because often the script hasn't been written yet, and if Fincher called me again, I'd say yes without reading the script, too. "

" I wanted to be a man who travelled the world to make peace. I didn't realise that most diplomats are megaphones for their governments. "

" I've never thought of myself as a professional. I very rarely do something I don't enjoy. "

" Maybe there is something specifically Scandinavian that comes out of the long, dark winters - you have to learn to laugh at misery, in a way. "

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" Very often, it's the director that I'm attracted to. If it's a really good director, I don't even have to read the script to say yes. "

" Lars von Trier is a very good storyteller. He's like an H. C. Andersen for adults. "

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" There is no overacting, only untrue acting. "

" Even with limited success as an actor, you usually have a more interesting life than in many other professions, so it's not an unreasonable choice. "

" My performance is totally dependent on what the other actors are doing. "

" Shooting should not be about delivering something I've prepared; it should be a live process of finding things out. When things happen that you haven't planned, that's when the film comes alive. "

" Casting a film, you can have the greatest actors in a film and it doesn't work. It's a combination of all of the elements. "

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" I did a Norwegian film called 'Insomnia' that was remade and that was a good remake by a good director, so I'm honoured. "

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" I was the eldest of five children, and although I never saw myself as any kind of leader, as the eldest, like it or not, you have some power inherent in that position. "