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" I never read anything that's written about me. "
Pilou Asbaek
Me
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" I love my kid. I love a boring life. "
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" The leading character isn't always the most important or interesting character; when people think that the protagonist is the character portrayed, it's people who haven't read Shakespeare. "
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" That guy in 'The Simpsons' - I love Groundskeeper Willie. "
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" I started quite late. I didn't know acting was a job. "
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" Overnight, I became a public figure. "
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" Trump starts out by saying, 'We need to build walls; we need to do this.' He's very bombastic in what he's saying and his approach to the world. "
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" As a private person, I am maybe more 'Eurovision' than Kasper Juul. "
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" I have the deepest, deepest respect for these guys who are actually fighting for democracy in countries far away. "
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" The American president isn't just the American president. He's going to be the leader of the whole Western world, you know? You got a pretty big responsibility. "
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" As an actor, you want roles that are full of meat. "
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" I did some theatre straight out of school, and it wasn't anything spectacular at all. "
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" In my home country, which is one of the oldest kingdoms in the world, you're born with the title. You don't get elected. I don't know how the king and queen of Denmark would respond if they suddenly had to do a speech, if the people would vote for them. I don't know how that would end up. "
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" One of the things I've learned from 'Borgen' is that it's very easy to criticise people; 'I hate this politician, I hate what they do.' You are doing this right now with Margaret Thatcher, but sometimes it's hard to be a politician. I'm not defending Margaret Thatcher, but we believe our statesmen are also human beings. "
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Doing
" I was so irritated that people in Denmark considered me to be this serious guy who only did dramatic roles. "
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" I'm an actor. 99.9% of all actors in the world have been in denial towards the military. "
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" I did half a year of theatre. "
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Half
" I think if you just made a film that says, 'This is anti-war,' and you had to spend two hours explaining that... you don't like war? Wow, that's original. Know what I mean? "
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" I like to do my own stunts, but sometimes you need a little bit of help. "
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Sometimes
Help
My Own
" I'm not in a position where I can pick and choose. It's the other way around. The studios pick and choose. "
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Position
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" I want to direct in Denmark. I married a writer; my best friend's a writer, so I always wanted to be a writer. "
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" 'Eurovision' is a party. I've never said no to a party, so I'm not saying no to this. "
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" I'm not a religious guy at all. "
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" I'm not a natural leader. If you see me in a room, I'm the guy standing in a corner hiding. I'm not an alpha male. "
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" I'm trying to have a family and a career. "
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Trying
Family
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" I want to keep pushing those boundaries of acting. "
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" In my mind, I still think - and wish - that I'm going to be a journalist or a writer. That's been my dream job my entire life. "
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