Birgitte Hjort Sorensen Quotes

Denmark, Actress
January 16, 1982

Birgitte Hjort Sørensen (born 16 January 1982) is a Danish actress. She has been nominated for three Robert Awards and one Bodil Award. Her acting debut was in a minor role in the television series The Eagle in 2005. She followed this by playing Roxie Hart in a Copenhagen production of Chicago, and later on the West End. Sørensen's breakthrough role was as journalist Katrine Fønsmark in the television political drama Borgen (2010–2013).

In Copenhagen, we all ride bicycles everywhere, partly because it is impossible to park a car, but also because you can cross the city in 20 minutes on a bike.

Birgitte Hjort Sorensen
- City
- Car
- Bike
I'd love to play a villain in BBC drama 'Sherlock' - some sort of evil, slinky blonde would be right up my street.

Birgitte Hjort Sorensen
- Up
- Evil
- Drama

Right before I graduated from the national theatre school, I got the part of Roxie Hart in 'Chicago' in Copenhagen. That led to me playing it here in London. I was 26 when I came over for that. It was the first thing I did as a professional, and it is still the experience of my life.

Birgitte Hjort Sorensen
- Life
- School
- Experience
Singing and dancing are the greatest emotional outlets you can have.

Birgitte Hjort Sorensen
- Singing
- Emotional
Acting and singing were just a hobby, but getting into drama school made me realise I could actually do it for a living.

Birgitte Hjort Sorensen
- School
- Singing
- Drama
I think one of the reasons 'Borgen' has such a following is because the characters are quite positive people.

Birgitte Hjort Sorensen
- People
- Positive
In many senses, 'Borgen' was a very democratic show. I was always invited to hear the writers' thoughts for the next episodes and allowed to comment on them.

Birgitte Hjort Sorensen
- Thoughts
I was a good student - a geek, really - editor of the school paper, thought I was going to go to university.

Birgitte Hjort Sorensen
- Good
- School

After 'Pitch Perfect' premiered, I've got so many sweet expressions from people who enjoyed 'Pitch Perfect' and now the episode of 'Game of Thrones.'

Birgitte Hjort Sorensen
- People
- Game
- Perfect
At some point, they must do a 'Borgen' tour in Copenhagen. Like the 'Sex and the City' tour, but on bicycles.

Birgitte Hjort Sorensen
- City
- Sex
For me, art is like a big support group, where you go and meet people who think the same way, and you go, 'Okay, I'm not nuts.'

Birgitte Hjort Sorensen
- People
- Art
- Support
I used to watch a lot of American and British television as a child, which helped teach me the language and accents; it was partly that which landed me the part of Roxy in a London production of 'Chicago' when I was 25.

Birgitte Hjort Sorensen
- American
- Chicago