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" 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. "

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" Whenever you do a film, it's always like a little miracle. So many people getting together trying to do something so that the audience can be entertained. "

Pilou Asbaek

Trying

You

Together

" Films come and go. Families stay. "

Pilou Asbaek

Come

Families

" Honestly, I think it's kind of corny to sit and watch your own work. "

" I have the deepest, deepest respect for these guys who are actually fighting for democracy in countries far away. "

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

" It was great fun being part of a TV series that I'd been a fan of for five years. I've been watching it every single Monday when with my wife. It was like a ritual - every Monday night on HBO Nordic, we would watch 'Game of Thrones' together. "

" 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. "

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

" I'm not a religious guy at all. "

Pilou Asbaek

Guy

Religious

" 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 do enjoy the Scottish way of playing football. "

" I never read anything that's written about me. "

Pilou Asbaek

Never

About

" I did some theatre straight out of school, and it wasn't anything spectacular at all. "

" 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. "

" In 'A Hijacking,' the characters are low-status people. "

" 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. "

" The most exciting thing about joining 'Game Of Thrones' is joining 'Game Of Thrones.' "

" 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. "

" 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

Hate

Wind

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

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

" If it was up to me, we would eliminate close-ups and beautiful light and sound - because we want to go back to basics. "

" That guy in 'The Simpsons' - I love Groundskeeper Willie. "

" Overnight, I became a public figure. "

" I'm the worst liar alive. "

" 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. "

" I was so irritated that people in Denmark considered me to be this serious guy who only did dramatic roles. "

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