I think it would be unfortunate if people in Saudi Arabia or some parts of the world influenced what we speak about in Denmark. [But] it's a fact of globalization, and we must consider it.

The only right we do not and should not have in a liberal democracy is a right not to be offended.

What is one man's hate speech is another man's poetry.

If a believer demands that I, as a nonbeliever, observe his taboos in the public domain, he is not asking for my respect, but for my submission.

So when you're coldFrom the inside outAnd don't know what to do, Remember love and friendship, And warmth will come to you.

Music does not have a race or a disposition! ... Every instrument has a voice that contributes. Music is a universal language...Music surpasses all distinctions between people.

Originality is the most deadly mirage in all of art. You can chase it from now until doomsday, and you'll only find yourself lost and dying of thirst.

Potential: a bridge between ask and grasp.

The most important things we talk about on Sundays are things to which we pay very little attention.

The world is always ending and always beginning at every moment.

When I find new information I change my mind; What do you do?

The thing you do is escape from them by immersing myself in the character you're playing.

Simplicity requires ruthlessness.