If I don't see myself as a victim, then I'm not a victim. Noomi Rapace More Quotes by Noomi Rapace More Quotes From Noomi Rapace I think Stieg Larsson was pretty brave. He wanted to bring up things that we don't like to talk about, or like to ignore. Noomi Rapace bravewantedthinking I always felt like I was on the move, that I was going towards something. Noomi Rapace feltmoving When I was a teenager, I was like, Something is wrong with me. I dont fit in. Im not like everybody else. So, I always knew that I wanted to explore and move on, but it was completely unexpected, the way it happened. Noomi Rapace teenagerwaymoving Sometimes you just want to go out and tell everybody everything because you're just so full of happiness. It's almost like you're high on it and you just want to tell everybody about your experience, but you're not allowed to say anything. Noomi Rapace say-anythingwantsometimes The weird thing is that, with actors, filmmakers and directors, it doesn't really matter if it's Robert Downey Jr., who's one of the biggest stars in the world, when you start to work, he's a hardworking actor. At the end of the day, it doesn't matter who's a big star and who's an unknown actor from wherever. It's all about the work you do. Noomi Rapace the-end-of-the-daystarsmatter Weirdly enough, I don't like to pretend. I try to use things in me, and translate them into the situation and the characters, so it always needs to run through my own veins. Noomi Rapace runningtryingcharacter I think it's always the emotional situations that are more tricky to nail and get into because I don't want to pretend. Noomi Rapace nailsemotionalthinking With most movies I've done before, I've done a lot of preparation. I've known about them long before [shooting], and I've prepped and changed my body and done research, and all the things you could imagine. Noomi Rapace preparationdonelong Sometimes I have good ideas. I love that part of our job. It's a constant process of searching, of exploring stuff, and realizing things. You can be in the middle of the film and it's like, "Oh my God! I think we need to do this! Maybe in this scene she should shave her head!" Noomi Rapace jobsideasthinking I can come up sometimes with ideas for scenes that I'm not in, to make it better or add something. It's not about me, or my ego, that I wanna show this or that. Noomi Rapace egoaddideas I think that I'm very passionate, and I know that if I decide to do a film, my character is going to take over my life. Noomi Rapace passionatecharacterthinking I want actors. I want to be with other people. I don't wanna be alone, because of the connection when you're in a room, in a scene with someone, and it comes to life. You feel like the moment is something magic. Noomi Rapace connectionsmagicpeople I always push myself, even when I did a film where it was pretty much me the whole film. Noomi Rapace filmwhole I grew up watching American movies. My favorite movies have always been American, since as long as I can remember. I always had this huge respect for American filmmakers and American actors. Noomi Rapace actorsrememberlong I always had this huge respect for American filmmakers and American actors. I always had this very strong love and respect for the American cinema. I always knew that I was going to leave Sweden. Noomi Rapace cinemaactorsstrong I'd much rather work with people that are tricky and difficult than people that just say yes to everything. Noomi Rapace trickydifficultpeople For me, artists and people that are passionate are fighting for what they believe in and what they want, and that's always appealing. I find that really interesting. Noomi Rapace fightingartistbelieve So I kind of lost track for a while, then I came back, I pulled myself together and I decided when I was 15 that I'm going to get sober and I'm going to become an actress. Noomi Rapace backmyselftogetherlost
