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'The Borgias' is quite good because it does stick quite steadfastly to historical fact, so a lot of people who are interested in the historical element will love watching it, but they were also a ridiculously dramatic family.

— Holliday Grainger

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I think one of the reasons 'Borgen' has such a following is because the characters are quite positive people.

— Birgitte Hjort Sorensen

I have always liked family-type dramas; I just think the dynamics in families make for some really interesting characters.

— Gina Bellman

The thing about the classics it that they are such great characters, they have a great deal of depth and different layers to them. I always find that very stimulating to play.

— Frances O'Connor

It is very grand and sumptuous and awesome to look at but it was really about the characters for me.

— Emmy Rossum

I just saw Memento. It's very, very good. I watch a lot of French films.

— Colleen Haskell

Before I started on 'Borgen', people introduced me to some great American box-sets to convince me that TV could be good. I now watch them all the time. Amy Poehler is very funny in 'Parks and Recreation' and 'In Treatment,' with Gabriel Byrne, is also really good.

— Sidse Babett Knudsen

I love 'Modern Family;' I don't exactly watch it when it's on, but I try to catch up on it when I can; it's one of my favorite shows.

— Morena Baccarin

Then I realized my early work did have something special that audiences adored apart from what I humbly thought about them. They occupy a distinguished niche in Italian film history and probably always will.

— Dario Argento

✗Opposing Perspectives

Oh gosh, I'm completely allergic to historical dramas. Particularly those around the civil-rights movement. It's not my favorite thing to watch. So often they feel like medicine. Or not even a history lesson, because I really like history. Just... obligatory.

— Ava DuVernay

Usually, when you get early versions of scripts, they are not very good. I found 'Borgen' amazing from the very first read-through because of how fast-paced and gripping it was. It felt more international because of the way it didn't dwell on the characters' personal lives as many Danish shows used to, but still, nobody thought it would travel.

— Birgitte Hjort Sorensen