Latest Diane Kruger Quotes from Interviews

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• Because I worked in fashion, I know that I like fashion. Haute couture is a form of art that I can appreciate. I'm definitely not someone who wakes up every day and thinks about what I'm going to wear, but on the red carpet, it's reflective of the mood I'm in, or the movie I'm going to represent.

  Diane Kruger

  Fashion, Art, Thinking

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

• 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.

  Diane Kruger

  Character, Female, Realizing

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

• I find period pieces really difficult to get my head around. How can we know what it must have been like to be in Nazi Germany in 1944? The reality weighs on me because I feel like you want to try and honor what happened, but how can you truly know? I have never lived in a war or lost anyone.

  Diane Kruger

  War, Reality, Honor

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

• To me, acting is very therapeutic. I get out a lot of anger and frustration. It's maybe hard to believe, but as a kid I really had a lot of self-doubts. My father was very ill - he was an alcoholic - so there were a lot of things that built up for me. And because I was going to a Catholic school in a small German town, a lot of it was suppressed. I was angry and didn't know how to get it out.

  Diane Kruger

  Father, Believe, School

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

• Realization that i couldn't be a ballet dancer was a blessing in disguise because that was the first time I felt like I stepped into adulthood. I realized, Okay, this is not going to work out. It was frustrating for about a year because I didn't know what to do with the creativity and the discipline that dancing had instilled in me from a very young age. But then I moved to Paris to model, and that was my cultural awakening. Now, I think dancing has been the biggest thing in my life, much more so than modeling, and it still helps me enormously in my work.

  Diane Kruger

  Creativity, Thinking, Blessing

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

• Brad Pitt seems to have no problem getting parts that he wants, nor does Angelina Jolie. Not that I'm saying I look like either of them, but I just don't think that it has anything to do with that. It's the emotions or characters you are able to take on that will get you work, not necessarily the way you look. Obviously, beauty can open doors - it is Hollywood, after all - but that's not enough.

  Diane Kruger

  Character, Thinking, Emotion

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

• I feel vulnerable sometimes - when I see an emotional scene, for example - and I remember what it took to get to that place, and I fear sometimes that everybody else can see that. You bare a part of you that makes you uncomfortable. I freely give it, I know, but I feel like people know something about me that I wouldn't otherwise give freely to a stranger.

  Diane Kruger

  Emotional, People, Giving

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

• Sometimes it takes courage and experience to allow yourself to actually go into being someone that you're not, and it's the most liberating thing to let go. I do think that's why I love acting - it's being someone that you're not. And sometimes you're really scared of it, and then once you let yourself go there, it's the best thing ever.

  Diane Kruger

  Letting Go, Thinking, Acting

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

• I don't think my generation carries the weight of World War II anymore. But I've got to tell you, even if we don't really talk about it, we get reminded constantly by other people or other countries. I get offered a World War II movie at least once a week just because I speak German and was born there. I have always stayed away from it because I didn't want to be put into that box.

  Diane Kruger

  Country, War, Thinking

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

• The reason I stopped modeling was because I wasn't pleased with trying to portray something that is impossible to reach. Even when I do photo shoots now for films, I'm just not interested in trying to look my best all the time anymore. That pursuit of an impossible perfection seems ridiculous to me now. I'd rather show my vulnerabilities or my doubts than try to be something that no one is.

  Diane Kruger

  Perfection, Doubt, Trying

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

• It's fun being one of the boys. It's fun to play a character that's rough and gets down and dirty and not to be this precious girl who just sits in the corner and just sort of stands by the action.

  Diane Kruger

  Girl, Fun, Dirty

  Source: ca.askmen.com

• I never thought I would have an opportunity to act in the United States, and continue to expand my career outside of Europe. To be honest, my reality is bigger than I would have ever dared to dream.

  Diane Kruger

  Dream, Opportunity, Reality

  Source: collider.com

• I come from a very small rural village in northern Germany, and being an actor never even seemed like a possibility. I thought you would have to live in a big city, or be discovered somewhere, or be born into an artistic family, which I certainly wasn't.

  Diane Kruger

  Cities, Germany, Actors

  "Diane Kruger Talks THE BRIDGE, Playing a Cop with Asperger’s, Working with Co-Star Demian Bichir, and More". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. July 10, 2013.

• I dreamt of becoming a ballet dancer. I studied with the Royal Academy of London for 11 years, and that did not pan out, but my love for being on stage was born there. And then, I actually went to drama school in Paris, France. That's where it first started.

  Diane Kruger

  Drama, School, Years

  "Diane Kruger Talks THE BRIDGE, Playing a Cop with Asperger’s, Working with Co-Star Demian Bichir, and More". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. July 10, 2013.

• Sometimes you can write a great scene, but when you're actually in a situation and it doesn't work, you have to be flexible enough to make it work for you.

  Diane Kruger

  Writing, Sometimes, Enough

  "Diane Kruger Talks THE BRIDGE, Playing a Cop with Asperger’s, Working with Co-Star Demian Bichir, and More". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. July 10, 2013.

• Television is also a great tool for women. As you know, the best female roles are often on television, so it's a very exciting time. I've really embraced it. The pace is great, but also not so great sometimes. You feel like you have to make sure to pay attention, at all times, to not let anything slip through.

  Diane Kruger

  Female, Roles, Tools

  "Diane Kruger Talks THE BRIDGE Season 2, Emotional Stoicism, Her Character’s Complexity, Differences from Season 1, and More". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. July 9, 2014.

• Hopefully, every character that I take on, as I grow older, becomes more interesting. Obviously, as I grow older, I have more to bring to the table and more experiences that I've lived myself, so I'm hoping that I can color my characters, more and more.

  Diane Kruger

  Character, Color, Interesting

  "Diane Kruger Talks THE BRIDGE Season 2, Emotional Stoicism, Her Character’s Complexity, Differences from Season 1, and More". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. July 9, 2014.

• Well, I don't know anything about television. I'd never done it before. Initially, it was quite daunting to take on so much challenge and so much time with it. I think it is a great outlet for an actress because you really have 13 hours to bring a character to life, which is so much more than with film, and you have the luxury of time to tell a story and to really color a character.

  Diane Kruger

  Character, Thinking, Color

  "Diane Kruger Talks THE BRIDGE Season 2, Emotional Stoicism, Her Character’s Complexity, Differences from Season 1, and More". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. July 9, 2014.

• The real challenge is to give a really nuanced performance and really push myself, to make sure that we see a very complete picture of a woman living with Asperger's. Of course, I'm always intrigued. I learn so much from the show about storylines that actually happen on the border.

  Diane Kruger

  Real, Giving, Challenges

  "Diane Kruger Talks THE BRIDGE Season 2, Emotional Stoicism, Her Character’s Complexity, Differences from Season 1, and More". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. July 9, 2014.

• People should get married at the end of the road, not the beginning.

  Diane Kruger

  People, Married, Ends

  "Meet Diane Kruger, Our Style Icon". Interview with Josh Patner, www.glamour.com. January 31, 2011.

• 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.

  Diane Kruger

  Believe, Heart, Commitment

  "Meet Diane Kruger, Our Style Icon". Interview with Josh Patner, www.glamour.com. January 31, 2011.

• When you are in a relationship, you want the other person to appreciate the things you like. It sounds superficial, but it's nice.

  Diane Kruger

  Nice, Appreciate, Sound

  "Meet Diane Kruger, Our Style Icon". Interview with Josh Patner, www.glamour.com. January 31, 2011.

• A well-cut dress is my personal style. I definitely like it classic; less is more. The thing I despise most is vulgarity.

  Diane Kruger

  Cutting, Style, Dresses

  "Meet Diane Kruger, Our Style Icon". Interview with Josh Patner, www.glamour.com. January 31, 2011.

• I truly, genuinely like clothes. Making them is an art form, and wearing them is a form of self-expression. I find it very emotional because I can remember moments in my life - my mood, how I felt - through these clothes.

  Diane Kruger

  Art, Emotional, Self

  "Meet Diane Kruger, Our Style Icon". Interview with Josh Patner, www.glamour.com. January 31, 2011.

• You have to have the passion. I could not live if I wasn't an actor. If you're just in it for beautiful dresses and movie stars, then I think you should not be an actor.

  Diane Kruger

  Beautiful, Stars, Passion