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We cant compare stories. We can only know in our hearts that we are the same. That may be the best we can do.
At some point, they must do a 'Borgen' tour in Copenhagen. Like the 'Sex and the City' tour, but on bicycles.
I think one of the reasons 'Borgen' has such a following is because the characters are quite positive people.
My mom and dad always taught acting, so instead of getting me babysitters, they would just bring me to class.
I wasn't actually very naturally good at economics. My brain doesn't work very well, in terms of mathematics.
Is there anything worse than being called the 'It Girl?' By definition, there will be a new one in two weeks.
I love... Eskimo Joe's. I have tons of Eskimo Joe's clothes and cups in my house, 'cause I love Eskimo Joe's.
The truth is, ever since I was little, I've wanted to be an actor more than I ever wanted to be a movie star.
This has been, all in all, a memorable day. If my luck holds out, I should get hit by a truck on my way home.
A lot of young actors will do a scene and then run off and look at themselves. I don't believe in that at all
The best thing about working on a movie with dancers is that we would get to have dance parties all the time!
I think my legs are a strong point, so I try to draw attention to them rather than the upper part of my body.
It's really fascinating stuff, the science of sleep. We don't think of it in terms of that, but it really is.
Being really likeable all the time is just not real life, so it's your duty to make a well-rounded character.
I’m just a real loner kind of person, and yeah, kinda dark. But I’m happy. Not sad. I’m just shy and nervous.
I've heard stories of people meeting the loves of their lives online, and that's great. But it freaks me out.
I don't know what I'd do if I was making a romantic comedy; I wouldn't feel like I was earning my $100 a day.
I wish I had put myself out there a little bit more and experienced people more instead of protecting myself.
The business of working at getting work is pretty intense. But you don't get the rewards of actually working.
I sort of love reading the scripts and going, 'Oh wow, what a great idea. I never would have thought of that.
I love European films in general. If I were to go to the movie store or something, that's what I like to see.
I've always been a massive fan of Batman. He didn't have any powers, so it meant that anyone could be Batman.
I'm a pageant girl from Texas, so I like makeup and hairspray. And the smoky eye? I think I was born with it!
I was a good student, I was good at soccer, I was vice president of the student council, I was a pretty girl.
I followed the same diet for 20 years, eliminating starches, living on salads, lean meat, and small portions.
It really does mean so much when your cast mates, who you respect so much, tell you that you made them laugh.
It's not good to be in a situation where people don't want to direct you or don't want to question something.
I'm not a natural ocean person. I married into a family of swimmers, and I've slowly been drawn into the sea.
I don’t like to talk to people, because I can’t express myself satisfactorily. I don’t say the things I mean.
Rag & bone images always reflect the authenticity of the brand. Their images have character and tell a story.
I read a lot of heavy literature when I'm on set, so on holiday I want to indulge in something light-hearted.
I've been given so much, and if I can just give back a tenth of what I've been given, then it's all worth it.
Really, sex and laughter do go very well together, and I wondered - and I still do - which is more important.
In love, one should simplify, choose persons worthy of their promises and leave them if they don't keep them.
By definition, acting is improvisation, even if you follow the lines. You invent what you do, when you do it.
I was the good Bond girl, but I wanted to have the dresses and the high heels. I wanted the funky, sexy name.
One of my favorite activities is just to drive and listen to music - of course, only when there's no traffic.
I know some actresses who used to be older than me who are now younger than me - I don't know how they do it.
I think there is an extreme charm in the French, and actually it's their bolshiness that makes them such fun.
My background is more horror or thriller, and you can't get better than horror fans, as far as I'm concerned.
I did 'Eubie!' on Broadway with the Hines brothers, 'Comin' Uptown' with Gregory Hines, and then 'Hairspray.'
I could never play the ingenue, the girl next door or the very successful young doctor. That would be a bore.
I'm a fraidy cat. I play everything very safe in my life, so I think that's why I like characters that don't.
For the longest time, people would say to me that I didn't feel very modern, that I seemed from another time.
It's nice to bring the changes with everything you do. As an actor, that's what you want to do, all the time.
When something is dramatized, it provokes a much more emotive response than just hearing a story on the news.
Growing up in England, of course you do absorb certain ways the royals wave their hands and carry themselves.
I know I probably have a lot of rage in me that I don't show. But I'm not about to wallow in it or reveal it.
It's great to come home always... coming home to good south Indian meals or Andhra food is always a pleasure.
Even when you don't want, your clothes always speak for you. So fashion is definitely an important statement.