After I quit dancing, for a while it felt strange not to be in pain. It was as if an old friend - not a good friend, but a presence, always tagging along - had left me. — Alicia Vikander Copy Share Image
I guess, like most foreigners, when you're away, you see your own culture being even more strange. But where I come from and my roots mean a lot. I miss my family and my friends. Something I've realized as I've… — Alicia Vikander Copy Share Image
As an actor, I still have to remind myself of daring to let go and not to repeat myself. — Alicia Vikander Copy Share Image
We all body shame and compare bodies, and that needs to go out of the window. — Alicia Vikander Copy Share Image
For events, I do use make-up, but normally I don't. I might use a bit of eyebrow pencil and a lipstick but nothing else. — Alicia Vikander Copy Share Image
My agent in Sweden used to send off interview tapes but I decided to take it upon myself and come to London to visit… — Alicia Vikander Copy Share Image
I push myself hard. I don't like pain, exactly, but as a ballerina, I lived in constant pain. At ballet school in Stockholm, I… — Alicia Vikander Copy Share Image
I love New York, and I would love to try to live here for a while if I ever got the chance, but it's… — Alicia Vikander Copy Share Image
I've never been able to lift my own weight, and the day when you have that capacity, it's pretty empowering! — Alicia Vikander Copy Share Image
I love to see how far you're able to go, both in skills but also emotionally how far I can push myself. — Alicia Vikander Copy Share Image
People always think I'm not scared. I've noticed that whenever I feel stressed, everyone thinks I'm fine, and later, it's like, 'I was not… — Alicia Vikander Copy Share Image
