Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Quotes

Personally, I think fidelity is important. I don't see any point in being together if you're not being honest, having fun together, and respecting one another. Why would you stay in a relationship otherwise?

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Why, I Think, Another, Respecting

There's something liberating about watching someone not following the rules.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Someone, Following, About, Liberating

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

More, Speculation, Based, Conclusions

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

Best, Anything, Put, Sword

'Game of Thrones' is so unique, and the odds that any of us involved will be in another show like it are very slim, so I'm enjoying the ride.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Game, Will, Very, Game Of Thrones

Tina Fey's autobiography is very, very funny and very well written. It's her life story: it's about how she grows up in New York. There's no obvious reason why I should enjoy this - I mean, this is the autobiography of a woman in her early 40s in New York. I'm a guy from a small town in Denmark.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Small, Reason, Very, Tina

I'm a fan of Ed Norton.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Fan, Norton

The more secrets and twists in a character, the better.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Character, Better, More, Twists

I love political dramas. I love good story-telling.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Love, Political, I Love, Dramas

A villain to me is someone who actively seeks to hurt someone or does things for his own gain.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Villain, Someone, His, Actively

Still, to this day, I can't run on the treadmill. Why not just run outside? I never understood it.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Run, Why, Still, Why Not

Most female actresses will have a very difficult time being made unattractive.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Will, Most, Very, Unattractive

I'm a huge 'Breaking Bad' fan; I would be really annoyed if anyone told me anything about what was going to happen in the last eight episodes.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Bad, Happen, Last, Episodes

The most famous actress who did the 'dumb blond' routine was Marilyn Monroe, but she was a genius actress.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Dumb, Famous, Actress, None

The only thing I find difficult to watch - horror movies - not that I don't like them. Like 'The Shining,' it's one of my favorite movies, but it's terrifying. I feel like I've watched a marathon afterwards.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

The Only Thing, Terrifying, Favorite Movies

I was 15 or 16 when I first saw 'Once Upon A Time In America,' so I was quite young, but I was completely blown away.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Young, Away, Saw, Blown Away

What's great about 'Game of Thrones' is they change the perspective, the POV, all the time. So you will have one story told by one character and you'll go, 'Oh my God, horrible', and then maybe the season after you have the same story told but from the person you thought was just the most horrible, vile creature.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Game, Thought, Maybe, Season

Some of the stuff in Season 3 on 'Game of Thrones' - the amount of mud I had to eat, not intentionally but by accident - was pretty tough.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Game, Some, Amount, Season

What I love about acting is that you are exposed to so many different things. Horse-riding, sailing, travelling to amazing places.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Love, Travelling, About, Different Things

I've never understood why you would turn down a great role.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Never, Role, Would, Understood

My mum was a librarian, and my dad worked in Greenland.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Worked, Mum, Dad, Greenland

Fart jokes still work for me.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Work, Fart, Still, Jokes

There's a recent film, the Swedish movie 'Force Majeure.' I just thought it was brilliant.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Movie, Brilliant, Swedish, Recent

I actually met a cop who worked with street gangs. I wanted to understand what drives someone who deals with very hardened criminals on a daily basis. How do you turn that off when you go home at night?

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Turn, Cop, Very, Hardened

I'm in a monogamous relationship and have been for many, many years. I think it's a choice. I don't think you can generalize, though, and what works for me may not work for other people, but I don't think everybody cheats. We're all different.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Other, Been, Everybody, Generalize

You have to be sharp when the camera's rolling. I want to be totally unselfconscious, like a child playing. I do as much prep as possible so I can lose myself for those seconds.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Lose, Want, Like, Camera

I always feel for the younger cast members in 'Game of Thrones.' They're really clever and smart.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Game, Always, Younger, Cast Members

I think the core of Jaime Lannister is actually that final line in the pilot when he says, 'The things I do for love.' He might do horrible things - and they are truly, some of them, horrific. There's no excuses. But he does it out of what he sees as a necessity, out of love.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Love, Some, I Think, Excuses

I think what's great is that, when HBO commit, they go in all guns blazing. They attract the very best set designers, the whole thing.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Think, Very, Blazing, HBO

Most people can relate to that whole annoying thing when people think they know who you are.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Think, Most, Relate, Annoying

When someone you love is in pain, you want to do anything to comfort them.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Love, Pain, Someone, Love Is

I haven't really got any hidden talents.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Hidden, Got, Any, Talents

Divorce is always terrible, but I haven't met anyone who went through it and isn't happier now.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Through, Always, Happier, Terrible

There's a Danish architecture firm called BIG. I love architecture, and I always check out their work; they're very good at reimagining the way we live. They put the human experience as the focus, with access to air and outdoor space.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Love, Big, Very, Outdoor

I did a network show in the U.S. before, and I loved it, but you have eight days to shoot an episode, and it's just a ridiculous pace.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Pace, Show, Before, Shoot

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

Strong, Actor, Too, Accent

As an actor, secrets and obstacles fuel the character.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Character, Actor, Fuel, Secrets

I don't necessarily enjoy being at the gym. It's something I have to do, more than something I look forward to doing. But it does enable me to do fun things.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Doing, Forward, More, Enable

I like to be comfortable. If I go out, if it's a premiere, I'll put on a suit and look nice. I like Hugo Boss for that.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Boss, Like, Hugo, Premiere

Usually, on a show like 'Game of Thrones,' you don't have much time to rehearse; a lot of the sets are not available.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Game, Rehearse, Sets, Game Of Thrones

Acting in 'Game of Thrones' is all consuming.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Game, Acting, Consuming, Game Of Thrones

It doesn't hurt to be in 'Game of Thrones,' that's for sure, mainly because people actually see your work, and that is great.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Work, Game, Sure, Game Of Thrones

When I was first told about 'Game of Thrones,' I didn't know the books, anything. So I read the pilot, and when I got the first script, it was clear the story was about these people and families and a constant battle for power.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Game, Constant, About, Game Of Thrones

I love to go into John Varvatos and look at the beautiful leather jackets. They're beautiful and soft. I try them on, and then I look at the price tag and go and pick up a t-shirt. It's just the way I am.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Love, Beautiful, I Love, Soft

If you look at most of the Royal Houses in Europe, the inbreeding was pretty outstanding.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Pretty, Outstanding, Most, Royal

I started at drama school at 18.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

School, Drama, Started, Drama School

I actually read somewhere that they measured how many calories you burn from watching movies, and horror movies are way, way up the list.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Burn, Measured, Read, Calories

My old mother, she has no idea what's going on in this world.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Mother, World, She, No Idea

Horrible things happen all our lives; we all experience loss and death and trauma. Usually, most people, I think, we just get on with it. We don't have a whole soliloquy in the middle of something.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Death, I Think, Whole, All Our Lives

You always dream of being part of a show that reaches and thrills an audience.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Dream, Audience, Always, Thrills

I think we all have the capacity of evil in us.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Think, Us, I Think, Evil

When I was a kid I was always afraid of small dogs, because they always seemed like the ones that would attack.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Small, Always, Seemed, Attack

It's beautiful being out in the wild.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Beautiful, Out, Being, Wild

I work a lot abroad and have the most wonderful family and kids, but being away, you do miss out sometimes. I really hope I won't regret the choices in the future.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Regret, Away, Abroad, Miss

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

Impossible, Go, Almost, Adapt

I've never heard of the wife looking up the mistress to become friends, but I like it.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Wife, Never, Like, Mistress

There are so many things to do in New York. I try to get to the theater and see some plays. I have a bicycle over here, and I ride around New York.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

New, Here, Over, York

I do remember a teacher telling me when I was about ten that I was really good at acting. I was so proud, even though I am sure he said that to all of us in the class.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Proud, Sure, Telling, Ten

I would be very wrong to charge anyone to watch me dance or sing.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Charge, Very, Would, Dance

One thing George R. R. Martin does is surprising things to main characters. But he says so himself.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

One Thing, Main, Characters, Surprising

For my kids, it's just weird to see your dad pretend to be someone else. It's weird to see your father make out with another woman. It's not cool.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Father, Woman, Dad, Another Woman

I try not to regret too much. I find that feeling guilty takes up so much of my time already.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Regret, Too Much, Feeling, My Time

Jerome Flynn is a great actor.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Great, Actor, Great Actor

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.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Work, Always, Been, Ambition

I love team sports.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Love, Sports, I Love, Team Sports

There's nothing exceptional about me, but there's something exceptional about Jaime Lannister, and I think that's what's interesting.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Think, Nothing, I Think, Exceptional

It's okay for a guy to be a baddie, but a woman? No, we can't deal with that.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Woman, Deal, Guy, Okay

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

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Making Mistakes, Think, Cheap

I always wanted to be an actor, but I just never told anyone. I had this superstition that if I said it out loud, it wouldn't come true.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Always, Loud, Had, Superstition

I love skiing.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Love, I Love, Skiing

I can't imagine life without my wife, but I don't think you should get a prize for staying together a long time.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Wife, Think, Imagine, Prize

I'm very good when people dress me. But I find it difficult to spend a lot of money on clothes.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Good, Difficult, Very, Dress

Everyone's expectation of New York is so big, and then you go, 'Oh, it really is like no other place on Earth!'

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

New, Big, Other, Expectation

Most of us have been in that situation where you've been falling in love with somebody who didn't feel the same way. It's not a nice situation.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Love, Falling, Been, Falling In Love

I like to read everything, really, especially autobiographies.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Everything, Like, Read, Autobiographies

I'm a fan of great storytelling.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Great, Fan, Storytelling

I like to wear beautiful clothes, but I don't have that many.

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Beautiful, Like, Wear, Beautiful Clothes

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