"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 would do anything for a part, nearly anything. Being in movies doesn't mean being pretty."

"But quite honestly, personally, I was much more concerned - I mean, there's not much I can do about my appearance obviously other than spending four hours in hair and makeup."

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

"I made a French film called 'Merry Christmas' which is a very European film. It's a World War I piece."

"I really feel like the first day I went to drama school and I went up on stage, that I found my vocation. It's kind of a cliched thing to say but I really feel like it was what I was meant to do."

"It must have been so impossible to think about it and dare to do that, so they feel compassionate for her. I don't think the movie would work otherwise."

"Looking back at it now, I really feel like it was a gift because I don't know if I have the talent to become a prima ballerina. It's such a hard job to have. I don't have any regrets about it."

"You can learn any accent you want. It's a fascinating thing."

"I like the idea of accessibility, coming from a lower-middle-class background myself, I feel like beauty and products should be accessible to all women over the world."

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

"In between films I like to travel and hope to visit "every "continent before I become a mother."

"I'm not a snob."

"I've worked with actors who were very helpful and a lot better than I was."

"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."

"When I turned 30, I realized how ignorant I really was. I always thought I had a very accomplished life."

"Family is becoming more and more important to me."

"I like to stay fit by being generally active."

"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."

"What you wear is such an expression of who you are. That's like someone picking out who I'm going to date!"

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

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

"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 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."