Sibel Kekilli

Acting for me is like a ping-pong game. That's the secret of acting. When you have a really good actor, I always want to be as good as he is or she is.

game good me you

I'd like to say it is only average people who revel in the mistakes of others.

mistakes say like people

If you move to Canada, after a few years you call yourself Canadian. In Germany, it's difficult to belong.

yourself you canada difficult

It's not my passion to wake up at 6:00 in the morning to do my exercises. Sometimes I really hate it. I'm lazy.

passion hate morning sometimes

I wasn't a competitor. I would play outside with my friends, but not really anything like ballet or soccer. I tried to play soccer, and it went badly.

like friends play soccer

The pressure in Hollywood is bigger to look good than in Germany. In Germany, we are more forgiving. Having a personal coach in Germany is not nearly as common as in Hollywood. In Hollywood, I think everyone has a personal trainer.

good look think pressure

I have to make sure I don't eat too much chocolate. You can't imagine how hard that is for a German to not eat chocolate.

you hard too-much chocolate

Sooner or later, directors in Germany will start casting without regard to where a person is from. It shouldn't matter anymore.

person will start matter

It's a dream for everyone to be a part of an American series - a huge, successful series. It's just a gift for me.

everyone gift me dream

It's so rare, actors who are not vain.

rare who vain

When I act, I try to understand the character, why she's behaving like that.

she try understand character

A friend forced me to watch 'The Lord of the Rings,' and even though it was a fantastic movie, I could only watch one.

friend only me lord

It's not like I love dragons! Only on 'Game of Thrones!' Our dragons are amazing, and they look really real. But I think after 'Game of Thrones,' I won't be a fantasy fan.

amazing game look love

If I prepare myself for a character, for a role, I always try to understand her.

try understand myself character

It's hard when you're not a native speaker, because everyone's laughing, and you're like, 'What was that? Can you tell me again?'

everyone me you hard

I have a coach, but I'm not theater-trained or a technical actor.

technical actor coach

I'm acting from my heart. The way how I feel is the way how I act.

feel acting heart way

I have the feeling that you can get older here in Germany, or in Europe, but in Hollywood, you have to look perfect all the time. So it's really hard.

feeling look you time

I think it's so hard to get really, really strong parts where the actress can act. It's rare.

act think hard strong

Every time when I start preparing my character for a movie, I always try to make up and create my own background story for the role in order to fill it with life.

my-own time character life