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Diane Kruger, born on July 15, 1976, is a German actress known for her outstanding performances in films such as 'Inglourious Basterds' and 'National Treasure: The Book of Secrets'.

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“I do watch what I eat, but not for weight reasons.”

Reason Watches Weight

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“I don't have to work just to work anymore. More interesting parts come my way, so I can afford to say, 'I don't want to make that.'”

Way Want I Can Interesting My Way

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“I don't know about style. I know about my personal style.”

Knows Style Personal Style

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

Thinking Huge Office Boxes Box Office

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“I don't obsess about my weight. I just know I've got to watch it when my pants feel tight.”

Knows Feels Watches Weight Pants

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“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.”

Want Real Stars Five Appreciate Real Life Hotel Living My Life

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“I feel as if sometimes women can't deal with what's going on and they have no one around who actually understands.”

Ifs Feels Sometimes Deals

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

Kind Crowds Boring Personal Life Paparazzi

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“I'm European, small, dainty - but I actually consider myself more of a tomboy.”

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“In Paris, I rent a bike in the street and cycle around, and in L.A. I live up in the hills so I go hiking a lot.”

Streets Hills Paris Cycles Hiking Bike

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“Modeling is so... not superficial. Well, I guess it is. But it's boring.”

Wells Boring Superficial Modeling

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

Persons Sports Gym Hiking Camping Biking Canoeing

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“I play a curator, the most American part you can think of. My work is to protect the Declaration of Independence. I work at the National Archives in Washington.”

Thinking Play Protect Independence Declaration Declaration Of Independence Archives Curator

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“Berlin is still going through a transition since the Cold War - both in what used to be East and West Berlin. I can still sense the confusion and the struggle for identity there in the streets. There's a pulse to it.”

Stills I Can War Used Struggle Streets Identity Cold West East Confusion Used To Be Transition Cold War Pulse Berlin East And West West Berlin

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“I consider myself a 'local' actor in France. I started out in France, I went to drama school in France and the French film community was very welcoming to me when I was a young actress.”

School Film Young Actors Community Drama Actresses Locals Welcome France

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“I get offered a World War II movie at least once a week just because I speak German and was born there. I have always stayed away from it because I didn't want to be put into that box.”

World Want War Speak Born Week Boxes War Of The Worlds World War Ii

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“I grew up loving actresses or actors who were very classy but who seemed a little bit mysterious because you couldn't grasp what they're really thinking. I mean, Grace Kelly always looked impossibly glamorous, yet you could always see there was something behind her eyes.”

Thinking Mean Littles Eye Actors Bits Behinds Grace Grew Little Bit Grew Up Actresses Mysterious Her Eyes Glamorous

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“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.”

World Feels Should Ideas Class Middle Products Backgrounds Middle Class Accessibility

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“I really feel like the first day I went to drama school and I went up on stage, that I found my vocation. It's kind of a cliched thing to say but I really feel like it was what I was meant to do.”

Feels Firsts Kind School Found Stage Drama Vocation

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“It's quite a famous story that takes place on Christmas Eve, and the Germans, French, and Scottish are trying to make peace one night and they bury their dead and they play football. I play a German opera singer, in German, which I never have so I am really excited about that.”

Trying Play Stories Night Football Excited Singers Christmas Opera One Night Scottish Making Peace Christmas Eve Opera Singers

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“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.”

Stills Helping School Together Guy Felt Lord Drama Equal Rings Really Cool Helping Each Other Orlando Cool Guy

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“The ultimate art form of fashion is couture. I completely geek out when it comes to couture. It shows fashion as it used to be. I don't know how many people can actually afford the clothes, but in a way, that's beside the point.”

People Knows Way Art Shows Form Used Know How Fashion Clothes Ultimate Used To Be Geek Couture

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“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.”

People Thinking Long Has Beens Made Matter Jobs Actors Office Hollywood Boxes Think Of You Box Office

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“What you wear is such an expression of who you are. That's like someone picking out who I'm going to date!”

Fashion Expression Who You Are

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“But quite honestly, personally, I was much more concerned - I mean, there's not much I can do about my appearance obviously other than spending four hours in hair and makeup.”

Mean I Can Can Do Hours Four Honest Hair Concerned Appearance Spending Honestly Makeup Hair And Makeup

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“I'm not one of those women who thinks beauty is a curse.”

Thinking Loneliness Curse

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“The reason I stopped modeling was because I was not pleased with trying to portray something that is impossible to reach. Even when I do photo shoots now for films, I am just not interested in trying to look my best all the time anymore. That pursuit of an impossible perfection seems ridiculous to me now. I would rather show my vulnerabilities or my doubts than try to be something that no one is.”

Trying Looks Reason Shows Seems Film Doubt Impossible Perfection Ridiculous Pursuit Vulnerability Not Interested Modeling Photo Shoots

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“People always think I’m dainty when they meet me, but I’m really not. I’m very German – we’re not made out of sugar.”

People Thinking Made Sugar Dainty

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“I made a French film called "Merry Christmas" which is a very European film. It's a World War I piece.”

World Made War Film Pieces Europe Christmas War Of The Worlds World War I Merry Merry Christmas

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“I only dance when I go out.”

Inspirational Dance

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“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.”

Men Looks Shows Age Young Hate Three Sides Married Three Times Castles Helen

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“It's fun being one of the boys. It's fun to have a character that's rough and gets down and dirty and not to be this precious girl who just sits in the corner and just sort of stands by the action.”

Character Action Girl Fun Boys Down And Corners Dirty Rough Naughty

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“I love Nic Cage. He was so much fun to work with.”

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

Trying Children Three Not Sure Trust Me

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“I know a lot of people think, 'She's so glamorous.' But that's really not me at all.”

People Thinking Knows Glamorous

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About the Author

Born: July 15, 1976
Known for: Actress
Quotes: 85

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