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" I knew some people at my school who were squatters, and my younger brother was a squatter. I knew those guys: those were the people who said the Russians were the good guys and the Americans were bad. But I was the guy who went to the disco. "

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" Germany is the country where action films perform the worst. It's the worst market in the world for these kind of movies. "

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" Maybe the first secret is, 'Don't bore people.' "

" We haven't done action movies in Germany. We had some attempts in the '90s, but they failed. "

" The Russian male audience, they loved 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door,' and they like my comedies, but the Russian male audience is action, action, action. "

" It was a shock for me to see that there are obviously more people in Germany with fascist opinions than I thought there would be. "

Til Schweiger

Opinions

People

" A lot of directors, they don't go into the editing room during the shoot. When they come back, they've forgotten what they've shot. That's why their films come out a year after they shoot them. "

Til Schweiger

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" I lived in L.A. for seven years, and if you're a German actor, they always throw the Nazi parts at you. "

" I don't understand why Germans are openly demonstrating against Islamization and radicalization but don't help the people who flee from such horrors. "

" Germans aren't action fans. The only kind of action that really works is 'Bond.' "

" I'm going to build a refugee home together with friends. "

" There should be consequences for those who openly voice racist and fascist opinions. Our politicians should stand up way more; our justice system should stand up way more and punish these people harder than they ever did before. "

" I'm the most successful filmmaker in the country; what do I need PR for? "

" I'm happy when my name's not in the paper. "

" They've been bashing me since I started making films. "

" I hate sitting around and waiting; that's why I always have an editing suite on set. "

" We want to build a flagship refugee home. And I'm going to establish a charity for traumatized children. "

" Action alone doesn't work in Germany - you need an emotional element to the story. "

" I just fooled around in front of the camera and earned money for it. Every policeman, every soldier, every nurse - they all do more for society. I just rent my face. "

" I don't want to be the only one speaking up for the refugees. I get all these comments from people saying, 'Thanks so much for your courage,' and, 'You're the only one who's spoken out.' But I don't want to be the only one speaking up. "

" I don't think German films have to be heavy or intellectual the way they sometimes used to be. "

" A lot of people are thanking me for standing up, but I don't want to be the only one standing up. Our political leaders are important. But I don't see anyone hunting down these guys setting refugee camps on fire or sending them to jail. "

Til Schweiger

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