if a real God were actually so vain as to constantly demand worship, then he would not be worth it.

Norwegian kids, they grow up well educated in film. So they have a lot of good directors there.

I started acting long before I decided to pursue it. I started acting as an amateur when I was a kid, but I wanted to become a diplomat. It was self-centered and weird, but I had this idea of going out in the world and solving conflicts and making the world a better place.

I played a heap of snow in a school play. I was under a sheet, and crawled out when spring came. I often say I'll never reach the same artistic level again.

I'm not lazy on set. I'm lazy in the rest of my life.

Unfortunately, the way the world is constructed, a lot of people have no chance, from day one.

I'm in Stockholm in my office. I just got here after seeing my eighth child on an ultrasound, so I'm in a good mood. It's beautiful: an energetic little skeleton.