Noomi Rapace
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Noomi Rapace
Noomi Rapaceis a Swedish actress. She achieved fame with her portrayal of Lisbeth Salander in the Swedish film adaptations of the Millennium series: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest...
NationalitySwedish
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth28 December 1979
CityHudiksvall, Sweden
CountrySweden
audience bigger creates extreme movies personal projects
We need more extreme movies in Sweden. Personal projects that are necessarily made for a bigger audience. I think it creates a creative lock-up to have the audience as a goal.
husband my-husband millennium
My husband, when I was filming the Millennium movies, he asked me, `How far are you going and when are you coming back?'
victim ifs
If I don't see myself as a victim, then I'm not a victim.
teenager hair looks
I was a punk rocker when I was a teenager. I wanted to look like Nancy Spungen. I had dyed blonde hair and lots of piercings.
want stubborn clear
I've always been very stubborn, had a very clear will of what I want to do.
long actors remember
I grew up watching American movies. My favorite movies have always been American, since as long as I can remember. I always had this huge respect for American filmmakers and American actors.
humanity acting sides
I want to explore more sides of humanity and myself. That's what acting is about.
being-famous i-can values
I can't see any value in being a celebrity, famous for being famous.
film whole
I always push myself, even when I did a film where it was pretty much me the whole film.
teenager moving way
When I was a teenager, I was like, Something is wrong with me. I dont fit in. Im not like everybody else. So, I always knew that I wanted to explore and move on, but it was completely unexpected, the way it happened.
say-anything want sometimes
Sometimes you just want to go out and tell everybody everything because you're just so full of happiness. It's almost like you're high on it and you just want to tell everybody about your experience, but you're not allowed to say anything.
long preparation done
With most movies I've done before, I've done a lot of preparation. I've known about them long before [shooting], and I've prepped and changed my body and done research, and all the things you could imagine.
came decided pulled track
So I kind of lost track for a while, then I came back, I pulled myself together and I decided when I was 15 that I'm going to get sober and I'm going to become an actress.
everybody fit knew move
When I was a teenager, I was like, 'Something is wrong with me. I don't fit in. I'm not like everybody else.' So, I always knew that I wanted to explore and move on, but it was completely unexpected, the way it happened.