Diane Kruger

I see myself raising my children in Europe, probably in Paris. ”

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. ”

A lot of directors idealize their leading ladies or turn them into these objects of sexuality and beauty. ”

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

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. ”

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. ”

I'm on time even when I try not to be. ”

Critics can be harsh and I think it's going to take me a long time to make people see what I have inside of me and that I really put my guts into movies and that I'm not superficial and that I'm not just a pretty face. ”

I play a curator, the most American part you can think of. My work is to protect the Declaration of Independence. I work at the National Archives in Washington. ”

I don't have to work just to work anymore. More interesting parts come my way, so I can afford to say, 'I don't want to make that.' ”