I do give myself a break in my personal life but I think in work, if you don't push yourself you get bored and want to do something else.

Television is also a great tool for women. As you know, the best female roles are often on television, so it's a very exciting time. I've really embraced it. The pace is great, but also not so great sometimes. You feel like you have to make sure to pay attention, at all times, to not let anything slip through.

I come from a very small rural village in northern Germany, and being an actor never even seemed like a possibility. I thought you would have to live in a big city, or be discovered somewhere, or be born into an artistic family, which I certainly wasn't.

The ultimate art form of fashion is couture. I completely geek out when it comes to couture. It shows fashion as it used to be. I don't know how many people can actually afford the clothes, but in a way, that's beside the point.

I don't believe in marriage. I believe in a commitment that you make in your heart. There's no paper that will make you stay.

I'm not one of those women who thinks beauty is a curse.

Every actor you learn from, take something from everyone - big actor or not. Whether they're big movie stars or not doesn't really matter.