Quotes from Diane Kruger

I find that classical music helps put me in a place that is very calming and allows me to express emotion through my body. I played clarinet as a child, so I guess I have a bit of a musical ear.

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

I would do anything for a part, nearly anything. Being in movies doesn't mean being pretty.

I like the idea of accessibility, coming from a lower-middle-class background myself, I feel like beauty and products should be accessible to all women over the world.

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

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.

A lot of directors idealize their leading ladies or turn them into these objects of sexuality and beauty.

I don't make movies thinking: 'Oh, this is going to be a huge box-office hit.'

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.

I have three goddaughters - I'm not sure why they trust me, because I have no experience with children - but I try.

Family is becoming more and more important to me.

What I really tried to do with Helen was make her show this sad side of her. She was married off at 16, was so young and living in this castle that can't leave because of how she looks, and married to a man she hates and three times her age.

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

When I was younger - it might be a romantic idea - I always thought I might go crazy.

What counts in Hollywood is box office. It doesn't really matter what people think of you as an actor because, as long as you have been in a movie that has made money, you will always get another job.

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 don't have any romantic ideas about marriage. Trust me. A white dress... ? No. It's not something for me.

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

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

My sport is biking. I'm not much of a gym person, but I like being outside - hiking, canoeing, camping.

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

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.

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 see myself raising my children in Europe, probably in Paris.