The script is so important... Even if you have a huge entourage or big lighting trucks, the most important thing is the space between the actor and the camera.

I always want to do things that really have to be done, something that's a challenge - and I'm trying not to repeat myself.

Success doesn't drive me away from home.

I'm German! Actually, I love my countr, ;I love the language. The German language is very special because it is so precise. There is a word for everything. There are so many wonderful words that other languages don't have. It is impressive to have such a rich language, and I love to work in that language.

Nothing on this earth is standing still. It's either growing or it's dying. No matter if it's a tree or a human being.

Hamlet' is a play about a man whose grief is deemed unseemly.

The first funeral for Andrew Goodman was at night and it was a lot of work. To begin with they had to kill him.

The bottom line is, don't be a lifer. Get in, get a business, get five years of what you can, and get out. What happens is they start listening to the promoters, 'You'll get the next main event.' And then, all of a sudden, you become a lifer. That's the kiss of death there. Get in shape, go in, get the money, get out, and have a wonderful life.