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 Read Quote
I ride my bike past the Danish Parliament, and it’s very accessible – there’s really no security! Birgitte Hjort Sorensen Read Quote
I think one of the reasons ‘Borgen’ has such a following is because the characters are quite positive people. Birgitte Hjort Sorensen Read Quote
In the U.K., journalists are a little bit more ruthless than in Denmark. I have a feeling the tabloid press in the U.K. is pretty harsh. Birgitte Hjort Sorensen Read Quote
Strong female leads make more of an impact in the U.K. than in Denmark. Birgitte Hjort Sorensen Read Quote
In film or TV work, you can have this amazingly dramatic pause, and they’ll just edit it out. Birgitte Hjort Sorensen Read Quote
The thing with drama is you’re allowed to invent people who are maybe slightly better than real people. Birgitte Hjort Sorensen Read Quote
Usually, when you get early versions of scripts, they are not very good. I found ‘Borgen’ amazing from the very first read-through because of how fast-paced and gripping it was. It felt more international because of the way it didn’t dwell on the characters’ personal lives as many Danish shows used to, but still, nobody thought it would travel. Birgitte Hjort Sorensen Read Quote
When I approach any script, I always try to find what I would relate to most in it. Birgitte Hjort Sorensen Read Quote
