Mads Mikkelsen Quotes

I'm not ambitious about my career, but I am ambitious with each job. I can be fairly annoying to work with.

Mads Mikkelsen

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: danish
  • Birth: November 22, 1965

Topics

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I've always had this idea that I wanted movies to make people better not worse.

Jodie Foster

PeopleBetterMoviesAlwaysIdea

Better be killed than frightened to death.

Robert Smith Surtees

DeathBetterThanFrightened

Good leaders must first become good servants.

Robert K. Greenleaf

GoodBecomeFirstMustLeaders

There is absolutely no Wuxia or martial arts in 'Red Cliff.' I want all the action to look realistic.

John Woo

RedActionLookWantCliffArts

I think the writing of literature should give pleasure. What else should it be about? It is not nuclear physics. It actually has to give pleasure or it is worth nothing.

Stephen Greenblatt

WritingThinkLiteraturePhysics

The role of social media is critical because it helps to spread cognitive dissonance by connecting thought leaders and activists to ordinary citizens rapidly expanding the network of people who become willing to take action.

Simon Mainwaring

Social MediaPeopleActionThought

Sarah Palin lacked the preparation or temperament to be one heartbeat away from the presidency, but what she possessed in abundance was the ability to inflame political passions and energize the John McCain campaign with star quality.

Roger Ebert

QualityPreparationPoliticalShe

I am drawn to the mystery of marriage. You can never know what the contract is between two people, and that is a very strong subject. I think it may be my subject.

Mike Nichols

MarriageI AmPeopleStrongThink

I have always been making art from an early age but for nearly forty years did computer programming to earn a living. I bought a house and put my wife and three children through college. Now that diversion is over so I can finally paint full time.

Mike Thompson

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I've been very, very lucky in my career, in my life - from day one. When aspiring directors say, 'What's your advice?' first I say, 'Be born the son of a famous director. It's invaluable.'

Jason Reitman

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When The Cranberries got really big in Ireland, it became difficult for me to be there with all the photographers and paparazzi.

Dolores O'Riordan

MeDifficultPaparazziBigIreland

The U.S. has since the end of World War II had an answer - we stand for free peoples and free markets, we are willing to support and defend them - we will sustain a balance of power that favors freedom.

Condoleezza Rice

FreedomPowerBalanceWarSupport

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