I've never been able to lift my own weight, and the day when you have that capacity, it's pretty empowering! Alicia Vikander More Quotes by Alicia Vikander More Quotes From Alicia Vikander You can hear a hundred nice words about yourself, and you'll only remember the one bad one. Alicia Vikander hundredniceremember Everyone surrounding you has gone through similar things. The search for love or the desire to have a family or the loss of a child. Alicia Vikander lossdesirechildren I love to see how far you're able to go, both in skills but also emotionally how far I can push myself. Alicia Vikander ablei-canskills I do work very hard. I have been very colored by that education. I spent six days a week, seven hours a day training. That will always be the foundation of my work. Alicia Vikander foundationtrainingsix I love films that make me react emotionally and physically when you walk out of the cinema. Two of my favorite films however have got to be 'The Tree Of Life' and 'The Piano Teacher,' which also stars one of my favourite actresses Isabelle Huppert. Alicia Vikander starsteachertwo As an actor, I still have to remind myself of daring to let go and not to repeat myself. Alicia Vikander daringactorsletting-go I guess, like most foreigners, when you're away, you see your own culture being even more strange. But where I come from and my roots mean a lot. I miss my family and my friends. Something I've realized as I've been traveling is that it's more about the actual people than the actual place. Alicia Vikander rootsmeanpeople I've had the chance to work with some really good filmmakers. It's put me in a situation where I've been surrounded by great actors, and for me it's been a lot about standing in the background and watching people work. Alicia Vikander actorschancepeople I love when I am outside my comfort zone. Alicia Vikander comfort-zonezonecomfort My agent in Sweden used to send off interview tapes but I decided to take it upon myself and come to London to visit casting directors which is when things first started taking off for me. I love Sweden but the industry out here is quite small so when I was given the chance to go internationally I took it. Alicia Vikander londonagelove You always want to translate as much emotion as you can, even if it's broader with bigger emotions. Alicia Vikander biggeremotionwant People can relate to reading a book for the first time and the world starts to create, even without you prepping for it. Alicia Vikander readingbookpeople I was able to actually combine dance and acting, which was a dream come true. Alicia Vikander ableactingdream I never really feel like I'm sure a film's gonna happen until I'm maybe halfway through. Alicia Vikander halfwayfilmfeels I endured quite a few injuries when I was younger and had my first surgery on my foot when I was 15. But I love dancing. 'Anna Karenina' was great for me as it meant I could combine the two and I actually went back and did some classes. Alicia Vikander feetclasstwo I love doing interviews that are about work that I do, films that I make. I am not very interested in the rest. I think I have always been quite reserved and a bit frightened of that whole thing. Alicia Vikander interviewsfilmthinking Lots of TV is kind of becoming almost the new form for adult storytelling and cinema, but still with some independent films you still have those kind of jewels that people are able to make and it takes a lot of effort. Alicia Vikander independentjewelspeople I think I'm a big romantic, so being part of those stories, that’s such a big part of anyone’s life in general, that’s such a humane thing. Alicia Vikander bigsthinking I love New York, and I would love to try to live here for a while if I ever got the chance, but it's also extremely hectic. I don't think I would cope with that. Alicia Vikander new-yorktryingthinking I guess people might just get tired of my face. Alicia Vikander tiredmightpeople
