I have an enormous metabolism, so I'm lucky. Mads Mikkelsen enormousluckymetabolism Change image and share on social
If I do my very best, then the camera and the audience will follow me, and eventually they will somehow feel like I feel. I don't have to show it to them. I don't have to speak it out loud. Mads Mikkelsen audiencecameraeventually Change image and share on social
If David Bowie wants, I'll put him in my phone book. Mads Mikkelsen bookbowiedavid Change image and share on social
I don't want to be the stupid blond. I want to be an actor. Mads Mikkelsen actorblondstupid Change image and share on social
There's been no real reason to move to LA. The stuff I've done for America has been done in Europe anyway. We made a decision early on that we'd find our base and not shake the children's world as much as mine. Mads Mikkelsen americabasechild share on social
The day before I was famous in Denmark, nobody looked my way. The day after, everybody wanted to talk to me. Mads Mikkelsen daydenmarkfamous Change image and share on social
I never even thought about being an actor. Somebody asked me if I'd like to learn the craft, and I said, 'Okay.' I was a gymnast in a show at that time, and somebody asked me afterwards one night. I performed as a gymnast for nine years, and then I did acting after that. Mads Mikkelsen actactorask share on social
I think I've always had to pick and choose whatever I want to work on. If I'm not happy with what I'm doing, it's probably not going to end up that interesting. Mads Mikkelsen chooseendhappy Change image and share on social
First, I have to read something and find it interesting and like the story. If I don't understand it fully, but there is something in there that is interesting, then it takes a director to convince me. If he can't do that, then I don't go with it. It doesn't matter where the project comes from. Mads Mikkelsen convincedirectorfind share on social
I do read some of the scripts from America and, even though the themes or subject of the film is very interesting, and some of the scenes are very interesting, there is a tendency that they have to explain everything. There will be no dilemma. Mads Mikkelsen americadilemmaexplain share on social