Franka Potente

“In most movies, they show you somebody who is perfect looks-wise, and skills-wise, and the movie doesn't give you a choice.”

“I love it when, after a day of shooting, I'm so exhausted that my bones hurt.”

“My background is a small town with no movie theater. So... I always pictured myself onstage. I went to acting school and learned all the skills. I left early because I did my first movie and discovered that I really loved the minimalistic work with the camera.”

“I never wear fur, and I am a spokesperson for PETA.”

“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.”

“Don't worry about things that haven't happened yet.”

“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 think there really are a lot of people in the world who probably feel like they've done so much in life, made so much of their talents and ambitions that they feel the need to bequeath it to someone.”

“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.”

“I like a good, strong statement. I walk out of movies all the time saying, 'That was terrible!' or 'That sucked!'”

“אני בן אדם מאוד מקורקע. אני מאוד מסודרת, ותמיד מסתכלת קדימה.”

“אם אנשים לא 'משתמשים' נכון בדת, היא מוליכה אותם למקומות הלא נכונים או למטרה הלא נכונה, זה יכול להיות מסוכן ולגבול בחוסר שפיות.”

“לפעמים מגיעים למסקנות שחלק מהפחדים שלנו זה כמו סוג של תחביב שאנחנו מטפחים כל השנים.”

“I said, 'Wouldn't it be great if Matt Damon's character fell in love with a girl with a real butt?' They were like, 'Yeah sure, sure - here's your personal trainer.'”

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

“I think I'm a really good partner and very sensitive to the other person's feelings. I want somebody else to be comfortable, to understand about my job, and if they want to come on a set and see me work, they always can.”

“I never consciously said, 'I want to be an actor.' It sounds stupid, but it's kind of like being a painter or something. You don't say, 'From today on I'm going to be a painter.' It's not something conscious - you've just been painting pictures all your life.”

“I think when I'm in love, I really am very good with calling, little faxes, and visiting and I really put a lot of effort into it. I'm really not the one that's not available because of work and I'm very sad when I actually leave.”

“I don't want to clone anyone, not even myself.”