Success doesn't drive me away from home. Sebastian Koch More Quotes by Sebastian Koch More Quotes From Sebastian Koch We have an inner window through which we can see the world, and though it gets cloudy in life, it's our job to wipe it clean and see things as they really are. Sebastian Koch job life window world You throw a rock in the water, and ripples spread out slowly. But they do go far. Sebastian Koch rock go you water The script is so important... Even if you have a huge entourage or big lighting trucks, the most important thing is the space between the actor and the camera. Sebastian Koch camera you space important The Germans call him 'Our Shakespeare' because we love him. Sebastian Koch call because him love Shakespeare is global - of course he can be shared. Sebastian Koch global course shakespeare he I always want to do things that really have to be done, something that's a challenge - and I'm trying not to repeat myself. Sebastian Koch challenge myself done trying I have no 'dream role.' It just comes to me; it's very intuitive, and I say, 'OK, I have to do this now.' It's not logical; just, 'I have to jump into this very strange character,' or something like that. I can't even explain it. Sebastian Koch me strange dream character I'm a teamworker. Sebastian Koch For me, it depends only on the script, the part I'm doing, and the people around me. It could be in Greenland or the Sahara. I don't care. Sebastian Koch doing me care people I definitely won't play the bad German, the Nazi German, here in Hollywood or wherever. Sebastian Koch here bad hollywood play I have so many good offers in my country or, let's say, in Europe. I just wait for the best offers, like I always did. And if this can be in Hollywood, why not? Sebastian Koch wait best good country I think the most interesting characters are those in which you can see both sides. Sebastian Koch see think you interesting I'm very picky when saying yes to a script. I take a very long time to decide myself because I spend a lot of time with this and so to take parts where I think I can take something from my life as well. It must be interesting for me. Sebastian Koch myself me time life I was always an admirer of French movies when I was young. Sebastian Koch movies always admirer young I lost connection with music for a while, but I've always loved it. Sebastian Koch loved always music lost Once, I played a doctor who had a near-death experience, so I researched it, and it's impressive what people are saying about what happened to those who've been through it: it changed their lives completely, made them different people after that. I find that immensely comforting. Sebastian Koch doctor saying experience people I like success, but I don't believe in it at the expense of other stuff. It's more important to stay in my skin. Sebastian Koch skin important success believe I kept having the producers of 'Fog in August' take out some of the Nazi terms and phrases. I don't want audiences to look at this doctor and say, 'He is a Nazi monster' and think that it has nothing to do with our lives today. Sebastian Koch doctor look think today Actually it's a gift as an actor to cover such different parts of history. It's like time travelling, being inside a history book, in the actual locations. Sebastian Koch gift time book history I have always had a longing to talk about this Nazi period because my parents' generation wouldn't talk about it after the war at all. From an actor's point of view, it's amazing to play in one year the Nazi Albert Speer and Claus von Stauffenberg. Sebastian Koch amazing view parents war
