149 Quotes by Mads Mikkelsen

I take my work enormously seriously. When I do something it has to feel right. Everything has to be right. I’m not ambitious about my career, but I am ambitious with each job. I can be fairly annoying to work with. No compromises. Let’s put it this way: compromises are from hell.

I’m a big fan of film for one reason: because it is visual.

I ask a million questions, and I insist on having answers. I think that is what we have to do. I have to know what the director wants. Some are very much in their head, and I need to force it out of them. I just can’t play around for eight hours and see if something happens.

If you’re not bruised up, then you’re not doing an action film in a real way.

II know a little about Greek mythology. It’s not that far away from the Nordic mythology.

The physicality of any character is always split up into fast, slow, high energy, low energy, what kind of personality he has. So that’s where the physicality comes in. And flying through the air is just something you have to do if they ask you.

I have an enormous metabolism, so I’m lucky.

I’m terrified about psychic people who have their little shops.

Actors are very good at not revealing anything, so they’re safe.