Mads Mikkelsen quotes

Mads Mikkelsen is a Danish actor known for his compelling performances in both European and Hollywood films. International audiences recognize him for roles in productions such as "Casino Royale," "Hannibal," and "Another Round." He has earned acclaim for his versatility and intense screen presence. Here are 26 of his quotes:

Sometimes we misunderstand what films can do. We just throw a whole book in there, with people just talking, talking, and talking. The picture can tell, the frame can tell.

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

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I was a very focused kid. I always had this crazy lifestyle... billions of jobs, two hours of gymnastics every day, handball, anything with a ball, really. I must have had ADHD or something. I was very energetic, and very small. I didn't start growing until the last year of high school.

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I'm a beer man. I tried to drink whiskey and Scotch but I don't get it. It smells like a girl who didn't shower and just splashed a lot of perfume on.

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I choose work with the people I like to work with.

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Machiavelli had some cold tricks for people who wanted to be demagogues and wanted to take over the world.

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

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We can ask ourselves why we invent God, and then, ten minutes later, we invent Satan - why? Because we need him; there's something fascinating about the other side of the coin.

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I tend not to have any references to anything. I just jump into the script in front of me. If you reference too much, you have no idea if the performances are right.

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Once you do one bad guy, usually all you get offered is bad guys.

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I come from a culture where you don't divide it up to what you can do on TV and what you can do on film.

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Sometimes you have a period piece where you have to research around it but, if the writers have done their homework well enough, the information is all in the script.

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I've always been extremely physical.

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I don't wear cologne. I do occasionally, but anytime I take a shower, I just put on deodorant. That's basically what I smell like.

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

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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.

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I like to stay home with my family.

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If you spend a week at a casino you will very easily see that people have a certain way of behaving in a casino.

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Danish film is spreading in a fantastic way.

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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.

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

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

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