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" I really feel like the first day I went to drama school and I went up on stage, that I found my vocation. It's kind of a cliched thing to say but I really feel like it was what I was meant to do. "

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" It's maybe hard to believe, but as a kid I really had a lot of self-doubts. My father was very ill - he was an alcoholic - so there were a lot of things that built up for me. And because I was going to a Catholic school in a small German town, a lot of it was suppressed. I was angry and didn't know how to get it out. "

Diane Kruger

School

Father

Believe

" Her beauty didn't do her any good and she couldn't use it in any positive way or manipulative way. I just hope that people will look and see and believe in that hope of love, that hope of freedom, even if it was just for a limited time. "

" I don't want to let my life as a woman pass me by. There's a time to work, there's a time to be young and crazy, and there should be a time to enjoy motherhood. I'm actually looking forward to that. "

" It must have been so impossible to think about it and dare to do that, so they feel compassionate for her. I don't think the movie would work otherwise. "

" Critics can be harsh and I think it's going to take me a long time to make people see what I have inside of me and that I really put my guts into movies and that I'm not superficial and that I'm not just a pretty face. "

Diane Kruger

People

Long

" I think Charlize Theron is just as good when she is looking really pretty in a movie as when she gains 10 pounds and puts on a nose. I applaud her - good for her that she doesn't care. But she's just as good, whether she's pretty or not. "

" I know a lot of people think, 'She's so glamorous.' But that's really not me at all. "

Diane Kruger

Glamorous

People

" Being German, I think we don't really express a lot of things. "

" I consider myself a 'local' actor in France. I started out in France, I went to drama school in France and the French film community was very welcoming to me when I was a young actress. "

Diane Kruger

Myself

Drama

" Strong brows give me character. "

" I think commitment is very important, particularly for me. "

Diane Kruger

Important

Very

" It's quite a famous story that takes place on Christmas Eve, and the Germans, French, and Scottish are trying to make peace one night and they bury their dead and they play football. I play a German opera singer, in German, which I never have so I am really excited about that. "

" But quite honestly, personally, I was much more concerned - I mean, there's not much I can do about my appearance obviously other than spending four hours in hair and makeup. "

" I have a kind of boring personal life, to the paparazzi anyway, and I don't hang with the cool crowd. "

" It's taken me a long time to realize that my own life is far more interesting than any part I'll ever play. "

Diane Kruger

Time

Play

" With modeling, you pose. You want to look your best all the time. With acting, you have to be aware of the camera, but the more you show your imperfections, the better you're going to be. "

" You can learn any accent you want. It's a fascinating thing. "

" You always have to challenge yourself or else you get soft. Right? "

" I didn't grow up watching a lot of TV. "

Diane Kruger

Grow Up

Watching

" I grew up with classical music when I was a ballet dancer. Now when I have to prepare an emotional scene, to cry or whatever, I listen to sonatas. Vivaldi and stuff. It's just beautiful to me. "

Diane Kruger

Listen

Cry

" I don't want to live my life in a five-star hotel. That's not real life to me. You can't appreciate it. "

" It's fun being one of the boys. It's fun to have a character that's rough and gets down and dirty and not to be this precious girl who just sits in the corner and just sort of stands by the action. "

" I've worked with actors who were very helpful and a lot better than I was. "

" You should be smart enough to know that you don't know everything. But you have to believe in yourself. I certainly do. "

" In between films I like to travel and hope to visit every continent before I become a mother. "

" Orlando's a really cool guy. They hired him for 'Lord of the Rings' out of drama school. He's very new at this still and doesn't have a lot of experience. So we were in this together and we've tried to help each other out. We felt very equal which was good. "

" I am a better person when I let myself have the time for romance and for love. "

Diane Kruger

I Am

Love

" Yeah, to me, acting is very therapeutic. I get out a lot of anger and frustration. "

" I get offered a World War II movie at least once a week just because I speak German and was born there. I have always stayed away from it because I didn't want to be put into that box. "