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"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."
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"The first actor I ever saw was The Lone Ranger. I thought, That's what I want to do."
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"Action is no less necessary than thought to the instinctive tendencies of the human frame."
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"One thought fills immensity."
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"All of my misfortunes come from having thought too well of my fellows."
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"Some children act as if they thought their parents had nothing to do, but to see them established in the world and then quit it."
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"A man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes."
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"A great tennis career is something that a 15-year-old normally doesn't have. I hope my example helps other teens believe they can accomplish things they never thought possible."
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"Before making a snap judgment, ask yourself if it really is something that has hurt you or simply just made you angry at yourself for allowing it to happen. It's amazing what 'sleeping on it' can do. A new day sees a new beginning."
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"I'm also involved in the rights of the disabled and do some fundraising for that and I thought it would have been a big boost for the campaign but it couldn't be worked out."
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"There's nothing I've done which I'm ashamed of or I thought was actually bad."
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"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."
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"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."
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"I experienced a lot, and achieved nearly everything I wanted. I can enjoy that today. Go to bed at nine in the evening, because my child wakes up around seven, without having the feeling that I missed or are missing something."
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"Acting is all about truth and honesty, and the sensitivity that's capable of transporting you."
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"I don't pretend anything anymore. I don't have time, desire or energy to calculate anymore."
Time


"I don't see a film industry in Germany. They have a great TV culture, but how many German films are really exciting?"
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"My reputation was a bit exaggerated. Things were written in newspapers, then copied, then doubled. One of the reasons why I never disclaimed that, was because I found it amusing. But I also constructed such an image for myself in order to gain more of a private life."
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"I've worked with many directors, good ones and bad ones. So if I have a chance to work the good ones, I better put myself in their hands, and trust them, because that's my big opportunity to be different, and to be better than usual."
Trust


"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."
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