Norway was occupied by the Germans in the Second World War, and I've met a lot of people who had to live through that occupation in varying degrees.

Fandom can keep something alive, and fandom can take it down.

He is the vampire that had the greatest love of all times. And lost the greatest love of all times.

My friends would certainly call me out if I didn't say that I like to create a bit of chaos and stir things up in my own life.

Louisiana has got a very specific warmth and humidity and richness of light.

Mother Nature is the great equalizer. You can't get away from it.

Whenever I travel anywhere, I'm constantly asked if I'm Swedish. It's the burden of most Norwegians. The Swedes have just got a better publicity agent, I think.

Every episode of 'True Blood' is like shooting a low budget feature.

I'm an absolutely dreadful hockey player.

Education means nourishing the mind and make it develop in order to see beyond the limitations of current social perception.

Luck is the devil with a halo

If Roosevelt were alive he'd turn in his grave.

A gym for the soul is a place where personal investment is required and the return is real.

I'm working when I'm fighting with my wife. I constantly ask myself-how can I use this stuff to literary advantage.

All I've done all my life is just tried to better the game for our players and for those people watching.

When guns are outlawed, only the Government will have guns. The Government - and a few outlaws. If that happens, you can count me among the outlaws.

A guitar is more than just a sound box... it is part of your soul.

I think people ought to do what they feel useful at the time. If I do things because I ought to do them, I switch off.

I'm a home cook and love to read about food, but I'm not trained as a chef. I'm just really into cooking and passionate about it.