Alexander Skarsgard on Pillion: "It Was Exhilarating"

"I am waiting for Alexander Skarsgård in the tearoom of a London hotel. Under normal circumstances and given his celebrity, the Swedish actor and I would be in a hushed corner or private room. Instead we are sitting in the middle of a glittering lounge, beside a golden Christmas tree surrounded by a miniature train. Our armchairs are also gold, and very small. As is the tiny British finger food that the management insists we order."

"Skarsgård, who is not small in stature or fame, is grinning wolfishly at me as I try to fend off the attentive waiters, who for some reason, perhaps because of the Hollywood actor in their midst, want to bring us specially brewed herbal tea in, once again, miniature cups. Just when it has been agreed that we can have two black coffees rather than five courses of picnic food, bite-size sausage rolls appear. Skarsgård takes one in his elegant hand and eats it whole."

Alexander Skarsgård meets in a London tearoom set as a glittering lounge with a golden Christmas tree and a miniature train. The armchairs and the British finger food are unusually small, and waiters offer specially brewed herbal tea in miniature cups. Skarsgård grins wolfishly, eats a bite-size sausage roll whole and orders a sandwich flight. Conversation centers on Pillion, in which he plays a brooding, gay, leather-clad biker in a relationship with an eager submissive. Brooding has characterized much of his four-decade career, apart from lighter roles like Zoolander; he gained widespread recognition as Eric Northman on True Blood.

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