I was born in Switzerland. Everyone thinks I'm Swiss, but I'm actually German. I'm from Germany.

I was born in Switzerland. Everyone thinks I'm Swiss, but I'm actually German. I'm from Germany.

All my favorite movies are American movies since I was a kid.

I always give one actor an emotion to make it very easy so he or she can root to it.

I love Atlanta. It's a great city with great crews there.

It doesn't matter if you work with an Oscar winner or if you work with an unknown actor. There is always a collaboration between the director and the actors, and you always have to listen as the actors have to listen to you as a director.

In the end, you as a director, of course, are the captain on the ship. You have to say, "Well, we're sailing to the left and not to the right." But, you always have to listen to everyone, because I'm not always right and other people have great ideas, too. I think that makes great moviemaking.