To be a Dumont actor was considered to be a great honor for an actor, yet it also had its disadvantages.

My father was an ardent socialist for many years.

Especially for my father it was a great change. He used to be a socialist and even a member of the socialist party. But then he became an orthodox Jew.

The interest of my mother was more in the entertainment field. She loved to go to concerts and to the theatre.

To be a Dumont actor was considered to be a great honor for an actor, yet it also had its disadvantages.

1988 I also received from the city of Vienna the cross of honour for art and science. These titles and the various honors mean a great deal to me, most of all for the reason that they would mean a great deal to my parents too.

Directors and producers were afraid of a Dumont actor while at the same time they admired him.