149 Quotes by Mads Mikkelsen

Everybody wants a big crowd. You get amazed sometimes with certain things that millions of people are watching and you go, “Serious?! Really?!” And then, there are things that you really, really enjoy and not a lot of people are watching. It’s very, very hard to predict how it works.

I’m one of the actors who really enjoys working with kids and animals, which is always a no go. There’s something beautiful about it because you tend to forget yourself, as an actor.

When you do a TV show, there’s always the fear that it will become tired and you’ll know exactly what’s going to happen.

I’m not looking for a challenge, necessarily. I’m looking to make a really great film.

I’m not the kind of actor who runs around and insists on being called Stravinsky by everybody, and my family has to call me Igor. I’m not that kind of actor. I think that’s pretentious.

I’m in a very lucky position. You have to remember that 95 percent of all actors aren’t working. I’m actually able to go to France and work. It’s a situation I couldn’t have dreamt up.

I was a gymnast for many years before I was a dancer, so it comes in pretty handy when we do stunts.

I'm very proud of 'Valhalla Rising.'

I can never wink at the audience.