Noomi Rapace Quotes

If I don’t see myself as a victim, then I’m not a victim.

I’m interested in people’s darker side, the ones that aren’t easy and well balanced. The cracks.

I can’t see any value in being a celebrity, famous for being famous.

I’m obsessed with the human psyche. I want to understand. I want to ask myself if I have it inside me.

I’d much rather work with people that are tricky and difficult than people that just say yes to everything.

I want to explore more sides of humanity and myself. That’s what acting is about.

In Sweden everybody has this perfect surface. Everyones very polite and controls their feelings.

I’ve always been very stubborn, had a very clear will of what I want to do.

I think that I’m very passionate, and I know that if I decide to do a film, my character is going to take over my life.

The weird thing is that, with actors, filmmakers and directors, it doesn’t really matter if it’s Robert Downey Jr., who’s one of the biggest stars in the world, when you start to work, he’s a hardworking actor. At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter who’s a big star and who’s an unknown actor from wherever. It’s all about the work you do.

I always push myself, even when I did a film where it was pretty much me the whole film.

I always had this huge respect for American filmmakers and American actors. I always had this very strong love and respect for the American cinema. I always knew that I was going to leave Sweden.