If a Danish politician would go up and say he believes in God, people would be a little bit taken aback by that because it's slightly different there than in the U.S. Most of Europe is not that faith based, especially in terms of the politics, and politicians don't use that there.
Nikolaj ArcelI'm a believer and I think that faith is not a bad thing. But faith when we use it to make rules and control people, then it might become a bad thing.
Nikolaj ArcelSome period pieces are shot slightly objectively, a little bit, and some call it stuffy or dusty or old fashioned. I always felt that some of the films that I admire the most are the ones where they're intimate with the characters.
Nikolaj ArcelOne of the most powerful ways to keep people controlled is to use faith or guns or both.
Nikolaj Arcel