Sibel Kekilli

“Every woman actress is somewhat vain, and I am, too. You really have to take care of yourself.”

“If you move to Canada, after a few years you call yourself Canadian. In Germany, it's difficult to belong.”

“A friend forced me to watch 'The Lord of the Rings,' and even though it was a fantastic movie, I could only watch one.”

“It's not like I love dragons! Only on 'Game of Thrones!' Our dragons are amazing, and they look really real. But I think after 'Game of Thrones,' I won't be a fantasy fan.”

“Sooner or later, directors in Germany will start casting without regard to where a person is from. It shouldn't matter anymore.”

“It's a dream for everyone to be a part of an American series - a huge, successful series. It's just a gift for me.”

“I have the feeling that you can get older here in Germany, or in Europe, but in Hollywood, you have to look perfect all the time. So it's really hard.”

“It's so rare, actors who are not vain.”

“I became an actor when I was 22.”

“I think it's so hard to get really, really strong parts where the actress can act. It's rare.”

“I wasn't a competitor. I would play outside with my friends, but not really anything like ballet or soccer. I tried to play soccer, and it went badly.”

“Acting for me is like a ping-pong game. That's the secret of acting. When you have a really good actor, I always want to be as good as he is or she is.”

“Actors travel a lot and work long hours, and sometimes you eat at odd hours, so I have to work out to keep my weight at the same level.”

“If I prepare myself for a character, for a role, I always try to understand her.”

“A lot of people in Islamic countries are taking it as a personal offense when people are talking about the violence against women in their culture.”

“It's hard when you're not a native speaker, because everyone's laughing, and you're like, 'What was that? Can you tell me again?'”

“I really think that Muslim people should stop raising their boys and girls that way. They instill a macho culture right from the start of childhood. And if you have never learned to treat girls and women respectfully, you will never be able to act differently later on than the men in your culture, and in your family. That's fact.”

“I have to make sure I don't eat too much chocolate. You can't imagine how hard that is for a German to not eat chocolate.”

“Because it was my first time acting in English, everyone on set was difficult to understand. It was a mix of Scottish, Irish, British and American English. To understand a Scottish accent or an Irish accent was so hard.”

“I do some weightlifting and use medicine balls as well for balance for my core. I want my stomach to look flat. I have to.”