Top 50 Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Quotes

Abusive relationships go on and on. You’re in it for so long that it can almost be impossible to see it for what it is. That just becomes your life. We get used to and adapt.

Acting in ‘Game of Thrones’ is all consuming.

I actually read somewhere that they measured how many calories you burn from watching movies, and horror movies are way, way up the list.

There are so many things to do in New York. I try to get to the theater and see some plays. I have a bicycle over here, and I ride around New York.

I like to wear beautiful clothes, but I don’t have that many.

I’ve never heard of the wife looking up the mistress to become friends, but I like it.

There’s nothing exceptional about me, but there’s something exceptional about Jaime Lannister, and I think that’s what’s interesting.

Personally, I think fidelity is important. I don’t see any point in being together if you’re not being honest, having fun together, and respecting one another. Why would you stay in a relationship otherwise?

For my kids, it’s just weird to see your dad pretend to be someone else. It’s weird to see your father make out with another woman. It’s not cool.

I think we all have the capacity of evil in us.

The more secrets and twists in a character, the better.

Ever since I was a kid, I always wanted to be an actor.

There’s a recent film, the Swedish movie ‘Force Majeure.’ I just thought it was brilliant.

A villain to me is someone who actively seeks to hurt someone or does things for his own gain.

What I love about acting is that you are exposed to so many different things. Horse-riding, sailing, travelling to amazing places.

I always feel for the younger cast members in ‘Game of Thrones.’ They’re really clever and smart.

If you look at most of the Royal Houses in Europe, the inbreeding was pretty outstanding.

The only thing I find difficult to watch – horror movies – not that I don’t like them. Like ‘The Shining,’ it’s one of my favorite movies, but it’s terrifying. I feel like I’ve watched a marathon afterwards.

I was 15 or 16 when I first saw ‘Once Upon A Time In America,’ so I was quite young, but I was completely blown away.

I’m a fan of Ed Norton.

I love skiing.

My ambition has always been to work with English and American actors and directors. Those were the movies that I was watching when I was growing up.

I like to be comfortable. If I go out, if it’s a premiere, I’ll put on a suit and look nice. I like Hugo Boss for that.

All actors tend to be the same messed-up people.

I actually met a cop who worked with street gangs. I wanted to understand what drives someone who deals with very hardened criminals on a daily basis. How do you turn that off when you go home at night?

I’m in a monogamous relationship and have been for many, many years. I think it’s a choice. I don’t think you can generalize, though, and what works for me may not work for other people, but I don’t think everybody cheats. We’re all different.

I did a network show in the U.S. before, and I loved it, but you have eight days to shoot an episode, and it’s just a ridiculous pace.

I love political dramas. I love good story-telling.

I think advice is cheap. You can only really learn by doing and making mistakes.

I would be very wrong to charge anyone to watch me dance or sing.

Most of us have been in that situation where you’ve been falling in love with somebody who didn’t feel the same way. It’s not a nice situation.

It doesn’t hurt to be in ‘Game of Thrones,’ that’s for sure, mainly because people actually see your work, and that is great.

It’s beautiful being out in the wild.

I do remember a teacher telling me when I was about ten that I was really good at acting. I was so proud, even though I am sure he said that to all of us in the class.

There’s a Danish architecture firm called BIG. I love architecture, and I always check out their work; they’re very good at reimagining the way we live. They put the human experience as the focus, with access to air and outdoor space.

I think what’s great is that, when HBO commit, they go in all guns blazing. They attract the very best set designers, the whole thing.

I’m a huge ‘Breaking Bad’ fan; I would be really annoyed if anyone told me anything about what was going to happen in the last eight episodes.

When I was first told about ‘Game of Thrones,’ I didn’t know the books, anything. So I read the pilot, and when I got the first script, it was clear the story was about these people and families and a constant battle for power.

I don’t necessarily enjoy being at the gym. It’s something I have to do, more than something I look forward to doing. But it does enable me to do fun things.

Most female actresses will have a very difficult time being made unattractive.

Still, to this day, I can’t run on the treadmill. Why not just run outside? I never understood it.

My mum was a librarian, and my dad worked in Greenland.

You have to be sharp when the camera’s rolling. I want to be totally unselfconscious, like a child playing. I do as much prep as possible so I can lose myself for those seconds.

I started at drama school at 18.

I can’t imagine life without my wife, but I don’t think you should get a prize for staying together a long time.

It’s okay for a guy to be a baddie, but a woman? No, we can’t deal with that.

I try not to regret too much. I find that feeling guilty takes up so much of my time already.

I’ve never understood why you would turn down a great role.

I know nothing more annoying when people I don’t know jump to conclusions on my person based on nothing but gossip or speculation.

‘Game of Thrones’ is so unique, and the odds that any of us involved will be in another show like it are very slim, so I’m enjoying the ride.