Birgitte Hjort Sorensen
Birgitte Hjort Sorensen

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
Birgitte Hjort Sorensen

Singing and dancing are the greatest emotional outlets you can have.

Birgitte Hjort Sorensen
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
Birgitte Hjort Sorensen

The thing with drama is you're allowed to invent people who are maybe slightly better than real people.

Birgitte Hjort Sorensen
Birgitte Hjort Sorensen

When I was starring as Roxie Hart in 'Chicago,' I got my stiletto heel caught in my fishnet tights and fell flat on my face. It was incredibly painful and not something you can cover up.

Birgitte Hjort Sorensen
Birgitte Hjort Sorensen

On Christmas Eve, we have a duck or roast pork with caramelised potatoes, braised red cabbage and gravy. For dessert, we have ris a l'amande, a rice pudding, and whoever gets the whole almond in it wins an extra present. Then we dance around the tree and sing carols.

Birgitte Hjort Sorensen
Birgitte Hjort Sorensen

Acting and singing were just a hobby, but getting into drama school made me realise I could actually do it for a living.

Birgitte Hjort Sorensen
Birgitte Hjort Sorensen

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
Birgitte Hjort Sorensen

At some point, they must do a 'Borgen' tour in Copenhagen. Like the 'Sex and the City' tour, but on bicycles.

Birgitte Hjort Sorensen
Birgitte Hjort Sorensen

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
Birgitte Hjort Sorensen

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
Birgitte Hjort Sorensen

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
Birgitte Hjort Sorensen

When I approach any script, I always try to find what I would relate to most in it.

Birgitte Hjort Sorensen
Birgitte Hjort Sorensen

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
Birgitte Hjort Sorensen

I was a good student - a geek, really - editor of the school paper, thought I was going to go to university.

Birgitte Hjort Sorensen
Birgitte Hjort Sorensen

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
Birgitte Hjort Sorensen

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
Birgitte Hjort Sorensen

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
Birgitte Hjort Sorensen

I've tried to pitch 'Borgen - the Musical,' but they just won't listen to me!

Birgitte Hjort Sorensen
Birgitte Hjort Sorensen

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.