Explore Quotes by Franka Potente

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.

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

We've lost the ability to immerse ourselves in things.

I was on 'The Shield,' which I was a fan of.

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

Everyone thinks 'Lola' was my first film, but I'd made 14 movies before that.

I was hesitant about doing too big a role in an American movie because it meant losing my German accent.

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

I think actors are divided into two groups: one that wants to be an actor to become famous and rich, and the other that wants to be an actor because they have to be. I'm more in the second group.

I'm so uncomfortable, especially in emotional situations, having to say sentences that don't feel right. As an actor - or really, as any kind of person sensitive to it.

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.'

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've published one book before, and now I'm writing a book of essays and stories about life in Tokyo. And I have one book coming out in May in Germany, about fitness.

I think working with Johnny Depp was very intimidating. It was my fault though. I mean he's a total cool nice, nice guy, but I was just so, I don't know, overpowered by his presence. Like he's a very mystic person. He's older so I never really warmed up around him. I was so stiff.

Everybody is great when things are great. It's the 'not great' stuff that matters.

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.

To give somebody your time is the biggest gift you can give.

I always performed when I was a child. My parents got very annoyed, because my brother and I had our little bedrooms upstairs, and I would plaster the house with posters with arrows pointing upstairs.

I choose my work very carefully, always for the script and the director, and I don't think that's going to change. My work is like a house. It's built on very strong poles.