Daniel Bruhl

I'm learning with my mom how to cook more Spanish food. I'm trying to make a good paella, but that's a real art. ”

My parents always went to rallies and demonstrated against certain things; my generation, we often have a political conscience, but we're not that involved. ”

When I was around 15, I did my first movie. I was at a kids' agency, and the third time I was invited to an audition, they offered me a little part in some kiddie thing, and I earned my first money. I was very proud that I could buy my first mountain bike with my own money. ”

A dream my girlfriend and I have is to move to New York for a year or two because we just love the city. I would take some acting classes. ”

If you play a real character who's famous and still alive, it makes things easier if you have the luck to have a good relationship with them. ”

I'm always nervous doing auditions - to be honest, I hate it. I always envy the actors who are so cool and cold-blooded when they go in for an audition, especially if it's for a part that you would really love to play. ”

I would love to spend a year living in New York; I've wanted to do that since I was 18. I'll be really disappointed if I'm 50 and haven't done something like that. ”

When I was a kid, we all knew who Niki Lauda was. He was a hero, a living legend in Germany. Everybody knows him. ”

When I was a kid, we all knew who Niki Lauda was. He was a hero, a living legend in Germany. Everybody knows him. And he's still very present on TV because he's commenting for Formula One. ”

I was lucky to start working when German cinema was having an interesting moment. Now the quality is going downhill again because they're insisting on doing comedies. We should know by now that we make good cars but we're not the funniest people. ”