“Sometimes I get a script that says, 'Only you can play it.' But I like roles in films with little moments - a hand movement in 'Melancholia.' I don't like the big speeches - the 'Oscar speech.' I like to do unusual things on screen.”

German actor

Udo Kier is a German actor known for a long career in European and American film. He was born Udo Kierspe and became widely known for playing unusual, often unsettling characters. He appeared in more than 200 films, in both leading and supporting roles. Much of his work is associated with eccentric or deviant figures, which became a defining feature of his screen presence.