Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Quotes

Denmark, Actor
July 27, 1970

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Danish pronunciation: [neɡolɑj kʌsdɐ ˈvaldɑw]) is a Danish actor, producer and screenwriter. He graduated from the Danish National School of Theatre in Copenhagen in 1993. Coster-Waldau's breakthrough performance in Denmark was his role in the film Nightwatch (1994). Since then he has appeared in numerous films in his native Scandinavia and Europe in general, including Headhunters (2011) and A Thousand Times Good Night (2013).

Also known as Producer, Screenwriter

I couldn't pick up a sword and go fight anyone, let me put it that way. It's choreography and it's acting. The best sword fights you see look amazing, but it's the acting that sells it more than anything.

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
There's something liberating about watching someone not following the rules.

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
- Rules
- Watching
- Following

I think advice is cheap. You can only really learn by doing and making mistakes.

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
- Learn
- Mistakes
- Making
Abusive relationships go on and on. You're in it for so long that it can almost be impossible to see it for what it is. That just becomes your life. We get used to and adapt.

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
- See
- Adapt
- Abusive
My ambition has always been to work with English and American actors and directors. Those were the movies that I was watching when I was growing up.

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- American
- Actors
- Ambition
I find human behavior really interesting. I think that's ultimately what being an actor is. You explore what it means to be human.

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
- Human
- Actor
- Behavior
I know nothing more annoying when people I don't know jump to conclusions on my person based on nothing but gossip or speculation.

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
I think we all have the capacity of evil in us.

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
- Evil
- Have
- Capacity

Ever since I was a kid, I always wanted to be an actor.

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
- Actor
- Wanted
- Kid
Once you put a mask on, if you allow it to, it can really transform you, and that's what a costume does.

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
- Mask
- Transform
- Costume
You can be as good an actor as you want but, if your accent is too strong, it's going to limit you.

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
- Actor
- Limit
- Accent