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" 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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" 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. "

Pilou Asbaek

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" Life is not black and white; there is some gray nuance to it. "

" I did half a year of theatre. "

" I think a role model is a person who says, 'This is who I am.' "

" 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. "

" When you watch the films that I'm inspired by - from the '60s and '70s - it's not about the special effects: it's about the story; it's about characters and relationships. "

" I do enjoy the Scottish way of playing football. "

" I love people who go out and say, 'If cinema is God, then I'm the pope.' As an actor working with these kinds of people, the older you get, the more you appreciate it. "

" 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. "

" I'm a father first. "

Pilou Asbaek

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" I watched 'Eurovision.' And I actually like the show. I like wind machines. I like the whole glimmer-glamour thing. That's 'Eurovision.' We love to hate it. "

Pilou Asbaek

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" Guess what? Human beings are complex. "

" I was the first person in the family to be an actor. "

" I want to direct in Denmark. I married a writer; my best friend's a writer, so I always wanted to be a writer. "

" With 'A Hijacking' I didn't talk to anyone who had been hijacked, but with 'A War,' I talked to as many soldiers as possible trying to understand how is it in Afghanistan. "

" I started quite late. I didn't know acting was a job. "

" 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. "

" I don't know - the whole leading man, I don't buy it. "

" Overnight, I became a public figure. "

" I love my kid. I love a boring life. "

" I'm not in a position where I can pick and choose. It's the other way around. The studios pick and choose. "

" I'm not cynical. I cry at 'ET.' And 'Kung Fu Panda!' "

" It's always difficult when you're working with Mother Nature, because you need to adapt to that. "

" I did a film called 'Worlds Apart' about a Jehovah's Witness. I was the love interest - the male lead - but the story was about the female lead, a young girl who is a part of this cult, and she wants to break out. She meets a guy who has to help her. She has to find out who she is. It's more like a coming of age story. "

" I love 'Sex and the City,' but it's also wonderful that there's something else other than 'Sex and the City.' "

" 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. "

" I'm trying to have a family and a career. "

" I think six seasons are telling us one thing about 'Game of Thrones': Everyone should watch their back. No one is safe. That's what I love about the show. I love that it's so unpredictable. "

" I like to do my own stunts, but sometimes you need a little bit of help. "

" As an actor, you want roles that are full of meat. "