Thomas Kretschmann Quotes

Acting is all about truth and honesty, and the sensitivity that's capable of transporting you.

I thought that if you come across as a freak, there will be some kind of distance. Maybe the distance became excessive. I realized that people were afraid of me without knowing me.

I don't see a film industry in Germany. They have a great TV culture, but how many German films are really exciting?

I figured out, I guess, that the job just makes me happy if it's not number one. So if it all works, great. If it doesn't, I still go home, look at my kids, and I have a big smile on my face.

I'm proud of the fact that I made my way in life very rigorously. I was a bit too stubborn when it came to certain things, which was unnecessary, like getting independent from and leaving Germany.

I don't pretend anything anymore. I don't have time, desire or energy to calculate anymore.

This is one of his most human and most amusing and witty novels. The characters are very Indian. I decided that I wanted to do a comedy, so this was just the right one.