I don't necessarily prefer playing villains. I know a lot of people say they are more fun, but if the scriptwriter has done their work well, you can find something realistic in a villain and find the mistakes in a hero - it's all down to the writing. Mads Mikkelsen findfunhero share on social
I'm not even on Facebook. I've got enough friends I never see. You know how you have a lot of friends you never call? I don't have time for new friends, and I don't want to be friends with someone only online. Mads Mikkelsen callfacebookfriend share on social
TV is obviously so different from film: because it's a never-ending process, it keeps going; you keep receiving new pages. Mads Mikkelsen endfilmpage Change image and share on social
Denmark is a small place. We all know each other. Mads Mikkelsen denmarkplacesmall Change image and share on social
If David Bowie wants, I'll put him in my phone book. Mads Mikkelsen bookbowiedavid Change image and share on social
If you're playing the bad guy, you have to find what you like about them. Mads Mikkelsen badfindguy Change image and share on social
One thing I can say about the French language is that no one in the world loves their language as much as they do. It doesn't matter if you're close - it still sounds terrible to their ears. Mads Mikkelsen closeearfrench Change image and share on social
The problem is that you can't really read a script saying, 'Hmmm, I'll just see what this is.' You have to go right into it; you have to get engaged with it, and once you are engaged, you want to do it! It's really difficult to get uninvolved. Mads Mikkelsen difficultengagehmmm share on social
We can ask ourselves why we invent God, and then, ten minutes later, we invent Satan - why? Because we need him; there's something fascinating about the other side of the coin. Mads Mikkelsen coinfascinategod Change image and share on social
If you have to be frightening, you need some actors around you to be really frightened. And if they're not frightened, you're not so frightening anymore. In the same way, people say, 'I think you come in, and you're really sexy'. But how do you play sexy? It depends on the eyes that are looking. Mads Mikkelsen actoranymoredepend share on social