It's the prerogative of the writer to rewrite the world into one he would like to exist. Birgitte Hjort Sorensen More Quotes by Birgitte Hjort Sorensen More Quotes From Birgitte Hjort Sorensen If you go for an audition, you have a character description, and for the women, it's always about being beautiful, sexy. And for the men it's more about the character than how he appears physically. That annoys me. Birgitte Hjort Sorensen me women sexy beautiful Don't worry about not fitting in. The things that make people think you're weird are what makes you you, and therefore your greatest strength. Birgitte Hjort Sorensen think you strength people I've done so much travelling in the past few years, and when you travel, you realise that we do actually have a cool, clean look in Scandinavia - it's not just Denmark - which I think brings peace if you have it in your home. Birgitte Hjort Sorensen cool you home peace On a perfect weekend, I'll stay in bed until I am rested, though I am not someone who sleeps late. Then I'll go for a run through the parks nearby, even if it is frosty and cold, and I love meeting friends for brunch. You know you are truly on a day off if you have time to do brunch. Birgitte Hjort Sorensen i-am day time love In Copenhagen, we all ride bicycles everywhere, partly because it is impossible to park a car, but also because you can cross the city in 20 minutes on a bike. Birgitte Hjort Sorensen ride you bike car When I was a kid, my sisters and I used to get a little present in our stocking each day of December, usually an ornament, some sweets, or a little toy. Birgitte Hjort Sorensen present some day december At some point, they must do a 'Borgen' tour in Copenhagen. Like the 'Sex and the City' tour, but on bicycles. Birgitte Hjort Sorensen city some like sex Any director or writer or artist has the right to do what they want to do - freedom of expression is something I celebrate. Birgitte Hjort Sorensen celebrate freedom artist want I've been told that no one knows what happens in the future on 'Game of Thrones.' To my knowledge, I've shot one episode. So I'm as excited as anyone else to find out what happens. Birgitte Hjort Sorensen find game future knowledge When I approach any script, I always try to find what I would relate to most in it. Birgitte Hjort Sorensen find try always approach After 'Pitch Perfect' premiered, I've got so many sweet expressions from people who enjoyed 'Pitch Perfect' and now the episode of 'Game of Thrones.' Birgitte Hjort Sorensen game perfect sweet people I was a good student - a geek, really - editor of the school paper, thought I was going to go to university. Birgitte Hjort Sorensen thought good go school If I can iron out my accent, it opens up another world of possible jobs. Whereas if you have that very strong European accent, it leaves you always being cast as the Hungarian maid or the stripper or whatever. I have voice lessons, and my coach has given me different tongue-twisters to rehearse at home. Birgitte Hjort Sorensen me you home world I have a problem with fashion magazines sometimes - they seem to have these dogmas or uniforms. 'This is the way you must look; this is this season's must-have.' I really resent the phrase 'must-have.' I prefer to decide for myself what I think is beautiful or fashionable. Birgitte Hjort Sorensen myself you fashion beautiful Right before I graduated from the national theatre school, I got the part of Roxie Hart in 'Chicago' in Copenhagen. That led to me playing it here in London. I was 26 when I came over for that. It was the first thing I did as a professional, and it is still the experience of my life. Birgitte Hjort Sorensen my-life me experience life I've tried to pitch 'Borgen - the Musical,' but they just won't listen to me! Birgitte Hjort Sorensen listen tried just me I used to watch a lot of American and British television as a child, which helped teach me the language and accents; it was partly that which landed me the part of Roxy in a London production of 'Chicago' when I was 25. Birgitte Hjort Sorensen child me language television Usually, when you get early versions of scripts, they are not very good. I found 'Borgen' amazing from the very first read-through because of how fast-paced and gripping it was. It felt more international because of the way it didn't dwell on the characters' personal lives as many Danish shows used to, but still, nobody thought it would travel. Birgitte Hjort Sorensen nobody good you travel Quite a lot of British women stop working when they have children, and that is rarely the case in Denmark. We have a very flat, structured way of approaching everything. Nobody's the boss. In a sense, we're all equal. Birgitte Hjort Sorensen nobody boss women children The thing with drama is you're allowed to invent people who are maybe slightly better than real people. Birgitte Hjort Sorensen better you real people
