Diane Kruger
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 have a kind of boring personal life, to the paparazzi anyway, and I don't hang with the cool crowd.
I went to a Catholic school, and I just rebelled.
I didn't grow up watching a lot of TV.
I have three goddaughters - I'm not sure why they trust me, because I have no experience with children - but I try.
Life is more important than work.
I'm very independent. I'm not sure how I'd deal with someone who wanted to be with me 24/7.
I do watch what I eat, but not for weight reasons.
I only dance when I go out.
For exercise, I tend to like the outdoors. In Paris, I rent a bike in the street and cycle around, and in L.A. I live up in the hills so I go hiking a lot. I like to stay fit by being generally active.
I don't obsess about my weight. I just know I've got to watch it when my pants feel tight.
I see myself raising my children in Europe, probably in Paris.
I think commitment is very important, particularly for me.
A lot of directors idealize their leading ladies or turn them into these objects of sexuality and beauty.
I get offered a World War II movie at least once a week just because I speak German and was born there. I have always stayed away from it because I didn't want to be put into that box.
I grew up loving actresses or actors who were very classy but who seemed a little bit mysterious because you couldn't grasp what they're really thinking. I mean, Grace Kelly always looked impossibly glamorous, yet you could always see there was something behind her eyes.
I'm European, small, dainty - but I actually consider myself more of a tomboy.
You know, I might get married at 50 or 60, when it actually means something to say 'for the rest of my life.'
Berlin is still going through a transition since the Cold War - both in what used to be East and West Berlin. I can still sense the confusion and the struggle for identity there in the streets. There's a pulse to it.
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.
I don't make movies thinking: 'Oh, this is going to be a huge box-office hit.'
I don't want to live my life in a five-star hotel. That's not real life to me. You can't appreciate it.
I know a lot of people think, 'She's so glamorous.' But that's really not me at all.
Modeling is so... not superficial. Well, I guess it is. But it's boring.
What counts in Hollywood is box office. It doesn't really matter what people think of you as an actor because, as long as you have been in a movie that has made money, you will always get another job.
Strong brows give me character.
I'm on time even when I try not to be.
With modeling, you pose. You want to look your best all the time. With acting, you have to be aware of the camera, but the more you show your imperfections, the better you're going to be.
People always think I’m dainty when they meet me, but I’m really not. I’m very German – we’re not made out of sugar.Collection: Thinking
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.Collection: Believe
What you wear is such an expression of who you are. That's like someone picking out who I'm going to date!Collection: Fashion
The reason I stopped modeling was because I wasn't pleased with trying to portray something that is impossible to reach. Even when I do photo shoots now for films, I'm just not interested in trying to look my best all the time anymore. That pursuit of an impossible perfection seems ridiculous to me now. I'd rather show my vulnerabilities or my doubts than try to be something that no one is.Collection: Perfection
I truly, genuinely like clothes. Making them is an art form, and wearing them is a form of self-expression. I find it very emotional because I can remember moments in my life - my mood, how I felt - through these clothes.Collection: Art
Sometimes you can write a great scene, but when you're actually in a situation and it doesn't work, you have to be flexible enough to make it work for you.Collection: Writing
I feel vulnerable sometimes - when I see an emotional scene, for example - and I remember what it took to get to that place, and I fear sometimes that everybody else can see that. You bare a part of you that makes you uncomfortable. I freely give it, I know, but I feel like people know something about me that I wouldn't otherwise give freely to a stranger.Collection: Emotional
Realization that i couldn't be a ballet dancer was a blessing in disguise because that was the first time I felt like I stepped into adulthood. I realized, Okay, this is not going to work out. It was frustrating for about a year because I didn't know what to do with the creativity and the discipline that dancing had instilled in me from a very young age. But then I moved to Paris to model, and that was my cultural awakening. Now, I think dancing has been the biggest thing in my life, much more so than modeling, and it still helps me enormously in my work.Collection: Creativity
The reason I stopped modeling was because I was not pleased with trying to portray something that is impossible to reach. Even when I do photo shoots now for films, I am just not interested in trying to look my best all the time anymore. That pursuit of an impossible perfection seems ridiculous to me now. I would rather show my vulnerabilities or my doubts than try to be something that no one is.Collection: Perfection
When you are in a relationship, you want the other person to appreciate the things you like. It sounds superficial, but it's nice.Collection: Nice
I made a French film called "Merry Christmas" which is a very European film. It's a World War I piece.Collection: Christmas
A well-cut dress is my personal style. I definitely like it classic; less is more. The thing I despise most is vulgarity.Collection: Cutting
It's fun being one of the boys. It's fun to play a character that's rough and gets down and dirty and not to be this precious girl who just sits in the corner and just sort of stands by the action.Collection: Girl
To me, acting is very therapeutic. I get out a lot of anger and frustration. It's maybe hard to believe, but as a kid I really had a lot of self-doubts. My father was very ill - he was an alcoholic - so there were a lot of things that built up for me. And because I was going to a Catholic school in a small German town, a lot of it was suppressed. I was angry and didn't know how to get it out.Collection: Father
Sometimes it takes courage and experience to allow yourself to actually go into being someone that you're not, and it's the most liberating thing to let go. I do think that's why I love acting - it's being someone that you're not. And sometimes you're really scared of it, and then once you let yourself go there, it's the best thing ever.Collection: Letting Go
I find period pieces really difficult to get my head around. How can we know what it must have been like to be in Nazi Germany in 1944? The reality weighs on me because I feel like you want to try and honor what happened, but how can you truly know? I have never lived in a war or lost anyone.Collection: War
Because I worked in fashion, I know that I like fashion. Haute couture is a form of art that I can appreciate. I'm definitely not someone who wakes up every day and thinks about what I'm going to wear, but on the red carpet, it's reflective of the mood I'm in, or the movie I'm going to represent.Collection: Fashion
Brad Pitt seems to have no problem getting parts that he wants, nor does Angelina Jolie. Not that I'm saying I look like either of them, but I just don't think that it has anything to do with that. It's the emotions or characters you are able to take on that will get you work, not necessarily the way you look. Obviously, beauty can open doors - it is Hollywood, after all - but that's not enough.Collection: Character
I don't think my generation carries the weight of World War II anymore. But I've got to tell you, even if we don't really talk about it, we get reminded constantly by other people or other countries. I get offered a World War II movie at least once a week just because I speak German and was born there. I have always stayed away from it because I didn't want to be put into that box.Collection: Country
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.Collection: Character
People should get married at the end of the road, not the beginning.Collection: People