I love Nic Cage. He was so much fun to work with.

I grew up with classical music when I was a ballet dancer. Now when I have to prepare an emotional scene, to cry or whatever, I listen to sonatas. Vivaldi and stuff. It's just beautiful to me.

I feel as if sometimes women can't deal with what's going on and they have no one around who actually understands.

I'm intrigued more and more by complex female characters because I'm more in touch with myself. I realize how screwed up or complex I am. And I'm flattered that, little by little, more and more directors want to meet me.

I don't have any romantic ideas about marriage. Trust me. A white dress... ? No. It's not something for me.

I don't make movies thinking: 'Oh, this is going to be a huge box-office hit.'

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.