Mads Mikkelsen Quotes
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Whatever you want to do in the industry, do it on the smallest level at first. If you want to be a writer, write a screenplay in your house. If you want to be an actor, put on a one-man show. If you want to be a stand-up comedian, go to an open mic.
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My brother Joseph, who is 14 years older than me, was already on his national military compulsory service when I was 4 years old, the age from which I remember myself.
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The life of an actor is very hard irrespective of the continent you are in. It is doubly hard when you are only eligible for minority roles.
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An actor is somebody who communicates someone else's words and emotions to an audience. It's not me. It's what writers want me to be.
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I have one brother, John, an airline pilot, who is seven years younger. He's adopted, though we're still blood related - he's my cousin. My parents couldn't have any more children after me, so when Dad's brother died, they adopted John, then just a baby.
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I didn't set out to be famous; if I'd wanted that, I would have gone on 'Big Brother.'
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I guess I hadn't counted on 'The Unblackening' happening to my time slot as well.
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Nobody deserves this much money - certainly not an actor.
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Peter Sellers was just a brilliant actor, and also comedic.
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If you want a bourgeois existence, you shouldn't be an actor. You're in the wrong profession.
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My mother adores singing and plays piano. My uncle was a phenomenal pianist. My brother John is a double bassist. I used to play the piano, badly, and cello. My brother Peter played violin.
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I'm an actor, of course, so I like to show off.
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I had an unhealthy obsession with 'Only Fools and Horses.' I still have to watch an episode with my brother every two or three weeks.
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My grandparents never understood why my mother Noreen chose such exotic names for her children: Damon and me. My granny insisted on calling my brother Dermot - a good Irish name - until she died; I was just known as 'wee one.'
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I sat in the green room at Radio City Music Hall for the 2006 NFL Draft. At my table, I was encircled by my parents, brother, agent, former coaches and close friends.
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I mean, I'm an actor. I do what comes along.
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Major film stars tend to do a film and then have a couple of months off. I'm not a major film star; I'm a jobbing actor.
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Well, I've been in several films including documentaries, but the big blockbuster, I was hired as advisor to the actors, I was trying to make Jesuits out of them.
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I loved the Lakers in '09 and 2010. I used to get up early with my brother Janis, and we watched them win the titles.
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I want to win and always have done since I was small. I don't know if it's in my blood or just my personality.
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It's important, as a young person of color, to see yourself reflected in the media.
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Imagination is the cornerstone of human endeavor.
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All school districts receive funds from the federal government, through the Department of Education, to support anti-drug education efforts.
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I have an older brother who is an actor as well.
