Quotes About Culture

I love the Germans and they love me.

You know, I grew up in the East part of Germany so we never had English in school, we had to learn Russian.

I was born in Germany, grew up in Germany, and when I was becoming a professional footballer, I felt like a German.

When I played in Germany there was also a good atmosphere in the games but this is better at Celtic.

I'm German in my mind, but from a Germany that doesn't exist any more.

Leaving home early is always complicated. But when I arrived in Germany, I encountered an incredible structure built by the company that takes care of my career. They did not leave me wanting for anything. The most complicated thing was really the language. Otherwise, everything was taken care of.

I don't see a film industry in Germany. They have a great TV culture, but how many German films are really exciting?

I certainly like working in Germany.

Living in Germany Africanised me.

Sure, I acted in films in the Third Reich, entertainment films, which distracted countless people inside and outside Germany from daily life during war.

Germany's fascinating. It's a really rich landscape to film and dramatise.

I feel German, that's for sure. I grew up in Germany, I went to school in Germany and most of my friends are there. I play for Germany.

In France and other European countries, film stars are more celebrated. In Germany, if we are good at what we do, we are respected but not acclaimed. And, of course, we are not paid like Americans are.

In Germany, people feel like they own classical music, that it is somehow theirs. Over there, everyone still learns to play, and the great composers don't seem alien.

I've been over to Germany, it is nice to box.

Living in London is very different to living in a little town in Germany.

I not only developed as a player in Germany but also as a person.

Of course, our roots are in Germany, it always will be the feeling of home.

If you are a top player in England, the cult around you is bigger than in Germany.

I have had almost only positive experiences in Germany. I want to be very clear about that.

I played in Belgium, in France and in Germany, which was very good - but England is very special.

The German Bundesliga is very interesting for me because I was born and brought up in Germany. I've never worked in the Bundesliga so that makes it more exciting.

Here in Germany, we have emotional players, too.

Building one garden in L.A. - it might be a nice gesture - but it won't make a difference. We have to start to change the culture of the community.