When Paul Bettany arrived in Copenhagen, Lars Von Trier collected him from the airport and took him to the little town where they were staying during the shoot. En route they stopped for petrol, and Von Trier returned to the car with a stack of porn magazines which he gave to Bettany, despite his protestations that he 'was good for porn right now'. When they got to the hotel, they were chatting in Bettany's room when there was a knock at the door. It was Nicole Kidman, whom Von Trier introduced, and they exchanged small talk. The director then said, entirely straight-faced, 'Nicole, has Paul shown you his porn collection?' and he gestured to the side table, stacked with the magazines.
