Action alone doesnt work in Germany - you need an emotional element to the story.

We havent done action movies in Germany. We had some attempts in the 90s, but they failed.

I love action films. It's my favorite genre.

The thought that your time and your life will melt away should create a sense of urgency to do something of worth with it before it all melts away.

If you take steps based on fantasies and illusions, you shall meet realities and remember the had I knows in sorrow

The person who can not bear with a sick man or a baby is not fit to be a woman.

We had fun just messing around and being awkward like they would be awkward. There's always that stage in a friendship when you wonder whether it could be more.

I always sings too long and too loud.

As an actor, I've always been interested in making sure I can perform the role and the lines in the way the writer intended.

I started thinking about my relationship with my students; I'm this guy who comes in from book - and movie - land and descends on angel wings into their classroom.

I sometimes seem to myself to wander around the world merely accumulating material for future nostalgias.

Sometimes the things we really want are right in front of us. We just don't see them.

Writing was like digging coal. I sweat blood. The spell is on me.