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'm not a snob.

Strong brows give me character.

Life is more important than work.

You have to have the passion. I could not live if I wasn’t an actor. If you’re just in it for beautiful dresses and movie stars, then I think you should not be an actor.

I dreamt of becoming a ballet dancer. I studied with the Royal Academy of London for 11 years, and that did not pan out, but my love for being on stage was born there. And then, I actually went to drama school in Paris, France. That’s where it first started.

It’s quite a famous story that takes place on Christmas Eve, and the Germans, French, and Scottish are trying to make peace one night and they bury their dead and they play football. I play a German opera singer, in German, which I never have so I am really excited about that.

I didn’t grow up watching a lot of TV.

Being German, I think we don’t really express a lot of things.

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