Franka Potente

I had an American boyfriend, went to football games, tennis tournaments, and to my prom. I was so serious about my American boyfriend that I brought him back to Germany with me to visit my parents. They were horrified. ”

When I was a kid at first I wanted to own a candy shop. I guess every kid wants to - we just want to have access - free access. ”

The Princess and the Warrior' is looking at the same things as 'Lola' - just from a different angle. ”

I've always hated people in costumes with big heads, where you don't know what's behind it. ”

People look at me as an exotic person, which is great, because whatever Hollywood is, it seems very dogmatic to me, especially when you're a woman. But I always get excused because I'm German. ”

The more crazy a person is, the more interesting the person is. ”

I think actors are divided into two groups: one that wants to be an actor to become famous and rich, and the other that wants to be an actor because they have to be. I'm more in the second group. ”

I think working with Johnny Depp was very intimidating. It was my fault though. I mean he's a total cool nice, nice guy, but I was just so, I don't know, overpowered by his presence. Like he's a very mystic person. He's older so I never really warmed up around him. I was so stiff. ”

I just want to be able to sit on grass as long as I want to, without anybody telling me to leave. Everything is so restricted, here, in that you actually have to stand behind a line, you can't go up the Canyon and enjoy the view. ”

I don't like actors who try to talk directors into making their part bigger and that's really lame. ”