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" 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. "

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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

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

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

" 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? "

" 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. "

" As a private person, I am maybe more 'Eurovision' than Kasper Juul. "

Pilou Asbaek

Person

Maybe

" 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. "

" I did half a year of theatre. "

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

Pilou Asbaek

Never

About

" I'm a father first. "

Pilou Asbaek

Father

First

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

Pilou Asbaek

Guy

Religious

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

" I used to read reviews - I read a lot of the reviews when I did 'Borgen,' but the thing is, people were so harsh that I talked to my wife about it, and I said this is too tough - the people are too personal and too idiotic to understand it, in my mind. "

" I'm an actor. 99.9% of all actors in the world have been in denial towards the military. "

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

" 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. "

" 'Eurovision' is a party. I've never said no to a party, so I'm not saying no to this. "

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

" Overnight, I became a public figure. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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

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

" I have no ambitions at all! I have none... seriously. I want to be a good father. I want to be a good husband. I want to be a good son, a good brother, a good family member. I don't have any ambition to direct a film or write a play. I like acting. "

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