I don't really care where I work, actually, because you know making a movie is like living in movie world. There's such a secluded world, and the director is the king ruling the country, and everybody's building this little town to speak in symbolism.
When I was a kid at first I wanted to own a candy shop. I guess every kid wants to - we just want to have access - free access.
My background is a small town with no movie theater. So... I always pictured myself onstage. I went to acting school and learned all the skills. I left early because I did my first movie and discovered that I really loved the minimalistic work with the camera.
I think actors are divided into two groups: one that wants to be an actor to become famous and rich, and the other that wants to be an actor because they have to be. I'm more in the second group.
I choose my work very carefully, always for the script and the director, and I don't think that's going to change. My work is like a house. It's built on very strong poles.
I like a good, strong statement. I walk out of movies all the time saying, 'That was terrible!' or 'That sucked!'
We've lost the ability to immerse ourselves in things.
I was hesitant about doing too big a role in an American movie because it meant losing my German accent.
In most movies, they show you somebody who is perfect looks-wise, and skills-wise, and the movie doesn't give you a choice.
Everyone thinks 'Lola' was my first film, but I'd made 14 movies before that.
I think there really are a lot of people in the world who probably feel like they've done so much in life, made so much of their talents and ambitions that they feel the need to bequeath it to someone.
I don't want to clone anyone, not even myself.
'The Princess and the Warrior' is looking at the same things as 'Lola' - just from a different angle.
I was on 'The Shield,' which I was a fan of.
As a creative person, you want to be creative, you know? You don't want to constantly wait around - a lot of movies fall apart, or there's just not as much out there as there used to be.
I never wear fur, and I am a spokesperson for PETA.
We learn English from fifth grade on in school, and I was an exchange student when I was 17 in Houston.
What really makes a hero a hero is if you take that person's hand, and you walk with that person, and they have a lot of weaknesses, but in the end, they overcome all of their obstacles.
People look at me as an exotic person, which is great, because whatever Hollywood is, it seems very dogmatic to me, especially when you're a woman. But I always get excused because I'm German.
I've always hated people in costumes with big heads, where you don't know what's behind it.
