You know, 'Viggo' is a pretty dorky name in Denmark. It's like 'Oswald' or something. It's a very old Scandinavian name, at least 1,000 years old.

This basic thing I always do: 'What happened between the character's birth, and page one of the script?' Anything that's not in the story, I'll fill in the blanks.

Adult characters are all the things they've encountered over time. But kids haven't accumulated all the life experience, all the regrets. They tend to be more in the moment, more willing to play, to be joyful.

I prefer the smaller acting than big histrionics. It's about reacting and looks, which is often underestimated.

Usually the characters I play are men of few words, who communicate in non-verbal ways.

Photography, painting or poetry - those are just extensions of me, how I perceive things; they are my way of communicating.

I'm not afraid of death, but I resent it. I think it's unfair and irritating.