Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Quotes
I find human behavior really interesting. I think that's ultimately what being an actor is. You explore what it means to be human.
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If the interview was done in the studio, Frank McGee would automatically do it. But if I went out and got it, then the interview was mine. So I was considered a pushy cookie, because I would get the interview.
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I can hardly eat meat because it has to look like something what it was not when it was alive.
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Every piece has its own identity which we develop by the rule 'We know no limits.' We follow the inspiration of the moment and don't worry if what we're playing is alternative, progressive or fusion rock.
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It is my fate and perhaps my temperament to sign agreements with fools.
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I've never used my weight to get a laugh. That is, used my size as the subject for humor. You never saw me stuck in a door-way or stuck in a chair.
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A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is a visible labor and there is an invisible labor.
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When I'm out the street, I get people whispering behind me, 'Isn't that Jennifer Lawrence?' I should start doing autographs - although if you stood us side by side, you wouldn't make that mistake.
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Slow travel now rivals the fly-to-Barcelona-for-lunch culture. Advocates savour the journey, travelling by train or boat or bicycle, or even on foot, rather than crammed into an airplane. They take time to plug into the local culture instead of racing through a list of tourist traps.
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I think people like it when you have a bit of personality.
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I don't like messing up. I think that's just a part of my personality. I don't like to mess up or do anything wrong. When I'm in gymnastics, I like to see my hit percent as high as possible.
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The liberal intelligentsia has allowed its party to become a captive of corporate interests.
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I have always been an old-line Henry Clay Whig.
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In the age of networked everything, life moves sideways and covers lots of ground while barely touching the earth.
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I didn't know I wanted to be a gymnast; I was just introduced to the gym. I loved the place because it looked like a hi-tech playground with mats and a lot of things I can hang from.
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I eat right and stay healthy as much as possible.
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As an actress, one of the perks is having access to ridiculously expensive clothing and prancing around on the red carpet. Who wouldn't want to have fun with that?
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If more women ate, they would be a lot happier. Let me tell you, I am a lot grumpier when I don't eat.
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There is nothing as mysterious as a fact clearly described. I photograph to see what something will look like photographed.
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Because of their cuisine, Germans don't consider farting rude. They'd certainly be out of luck if they did.
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It is finer to bring one noble human being into the world and rear it well... than to kill ten thousand.
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Today’s events are tomorrow’s history, yet events seen by the naked eye lack the depth and breadth of human struggles, triumphs and suffering. Writing history is writing the soul of the past… so that the present generation may learn from past mistakes, be inspired by their ancestor’s sacrifices, and take responsibility for the future.
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My approach as an actor has always been the same, in that the greatest gift that you're ever going to have is your imagination because you're not going to have all life experiences. So you draw on things that are sort of close to it but you spend your time expanding on it or drawing something specific on whatever your situation is.
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I love costumes in dance, I think it's very important. The clothes for dancing not only make you feel like somebody else, but it makes you move in a different way.
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I find human behavior really interesting. I think that's ultimately what being an actor is. You explore what it means to be human.
