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Sofia Helin

(1972) Film Actor

37 quotes in 165 categories

Sofia Helin is a film actor.

Quick Facts About Sofia Helin

Born: April 25, 1972
Profession: Film Actor

About Sofia Helin

[Wikidata] Swedish actress... | [Wikipedia] Sofia Margareta Götschenhjelm-Helin is a Swedish actress. She was nominated for a Guldbagge Award for her role in Dalecarlians, and stars as Saga Norén in the Danish/Swedish co-produced TV series The Bridge.

Quotes by Sofia Helin

Mystery Road' hadn't been shown in Scandinavia but I read the script and I just had to do it.

Been

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I had a talk with my older son a couple of days ago. I explained to him that I went to a…

Acting

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Because if I am someone else for so many months, it affects me, physically, in my brain, in my being. So then…

Brain

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I arrange it by working four days away from home, and three days at home with the family, so I work four…

Family

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I like going for walks in the western harbour, a newly-built area of Malmo where the old harbour used to be. It…

Architecture

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In the 70s Sweden was innocent, but we've lost that. Society has become less idealistic and everything is about how much money…

Everything

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Acting, when you don't want to do it or you disagree with everything, is almost like having sex with someone you don't…

Acting

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In Sweden, you're not supposed to think you are someone.

Someone

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It's almost as if the Swedes have two different personalities: one for winter and one for summer. I am both a happy…

Different person

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My husband and I have been married for 15 years. He is a priest in the Church of Sweden. I have a…

Church

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My dad was the 10th of 11 children. My mother has three brothers. My dad was a salesman, my mum was a…

Brotherhood

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In fact I spent a lot of time in my childhood trying to figure out what other people wanted of me. That…

Actor

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And then my husband works every second weekend, sermons on Sunday, baptising on Saturdays, weddings.

Every second

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When you are young you can be a bit nonchalant - it's cool to be depressed, and maybe a bit dark.

Cool

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I don't know much about British TV. Actually me, I'm looking more at American ones.

American

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I am not a calm, happy person. I am complicated.

Calm

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My parents taught me broad Christian values. To be kind to one another, to be honest, not to just think about yourself.

Be kind

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When you make a change, it hurts a bit.

Bit

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It's a myth that all Scandinavians are happy, healthy, outdoors people. It's often more a matter of class whether you can afford…

Health

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I was embarrassed this spring when corona came. Everything in life had been so fast and seemed so important and then I…

Everything

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I always knew I wanted to have children of my own. I met my husband Daniel when I was 23; we were…

Always

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I just figured, 'I don't want to go to university anymore,' so I went to Stockholm. I went into this teaching school…

Education

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I haven't seen 'The Killing'.

Seen

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Some of the roles I play are very demanding. My body and brain can't separate what is real fear from what is…

Body

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I went on holiday with my kids and I had to make the choice - a good vacation for me, or a…

Choice

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