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Nadia Bjorlin “With women, if you make us laugh and you excite us, that's what really matters.”
PLAYBOY.COM: How did growing up in Sweden make you a different person? NADIA BJORLIN: I'm first generation American. Both my parents are European. Swedish is my first language, and I consider myself very European. To this day, I still follow the traditions I learned growing up. My family traveled a lot, and it gave me a kind of worldliness, and I'm really grateful for that. 
Nadia -- behind the scenes and behind the wheel -- in Redline » 
The high-octane Redline movie trailer » PLAYBOY.COM: Your dad was a famous classical composer. Were you raised listening only to Mozart, or could you kick back and listen to Madonna? BJORLIN: My dad was the coolest. He never pushed anything upon us. My brothers and sisters and I all played the piano and sang. People used to refer to us as the von Trapp family. My parents were proud of us, but it was never something we had to do. We listened to everything; I was probably the only kid who listened to ABBA. Loved ABBA; still do. PLAYBOY.COM: You danced in a Ricky Martin video. Who was a better dancer, you or Ricky? BJORLIN: I'd probably have to hand him the crown. He's pretty distractingly great. PLAYBOY.COM: In Redline, your character is a car-racing phenom. Are you a lead foot in real life? BJORLIN: I am, definitely. I had no problem stepping into that role at all. I've had a couple speeding tickets. I love to drive fast. PLAYBOY.COM: So did you get to drive the exotic cars for the movie? BJORLIN: We did all our own driving -- well, we did have stunt doubles, of course. The director Andy Cheng and the second unit director are very action-oriented. Andy said audiences are very sophisticated, so you guys are going to have to throw all fear out the window and do as much as you can yourself. They put us through some training on how to do reverse 180s and how to slide cars. PLAYBOY.COM: Were you a good student? BJORLIN: I guess Andy was very impressed with my driving abilities. But I think that has to do with just letting go. You just can't be afraid and just have to go for it. Thankfully, I already have that mentality. Once you start doing it, your adrenaline starts rushing, and you're not even thinking about any sort of logic or safety. You just go for it. PLAYBOY.COM: Did you have a favorite car of the ones you drove in the movie? BJORLIN: I would probably say the Koenigsegg CCX, a Swedish car. It was just so unusual. Nobody had ever seen it before. They flew it in from Sweden for the movie; it was the only one in the country at the time. It's the fastest production car in the world. It's an incredible car. It's a monster. It's pretty intimidating, actually. And it was a pretty sexy car. I definitely loved that car. I loved the Enzo Ferrari as well. Photo: Michael Tucker/TuckerPhotos 
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