Where I come from, it was a heresy to say you wanted to be in movies, leave alone American movies.

I have no role models. Many heroes. I have an enormous capacity for hero worship.

I don't do all of this as an indulgence. I do it because I'm not a good enough actor to not do it.

How people are around a director, it really does affect everything, every detail of the life of the movie.

Germans don't speak in a German accent, they just speak German.

I'm not really a storyteller myself - I tend to get all tangled up when I try and tell stories.

I'm a warrior when it comes to pursuing roles.