'Coriolanus' deals with the birth of democracy. And that has been fascinating because I've been talking about politics so much because of 'Borgen.' It's a nice bridge. Birgitte Hjort Sorensen birthborgenbridge Change image and share on social
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 annoyappearaudition share on social
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 fitgreatmake Change image and share on social
I was a good student - a geek, really - editor of the school paper, thought I was going to go to university. Birgitte Hjort Sorensen editorgeekgood Change image and share on social
In film or TV work, you can have this amazingly dramatic pause, and they'll just edit it out. Birgitte Hjort Sorensen amazinglydramaticedit Change image and share on social
It's the prerogative of the writer to rewrite the world into one he would like to exist. Birgitte Hjort Sorensen existprerogativerewrite Change image and share on social
For me, art is like a big support group, where you go and meet people who think the same way, and you go, 'Okay, I'm not nuts.' Birgitte Hjort Sorensen artbiggroup Change image and share on social
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 bicyclebikecar Change image and share on social
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 approachbosbritish share on social
I adore Copenhagen, where I live, but I'm really drawn to New York. Birgitte Hjort Sorensen adorecopenhagendraw Change image and share on social
