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Sebastian Koch

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[Wikipedia] Sebastian Koch is a German television and film actor. He is known for roles in the 2007 Academy Award-winning film The Lives of Others, in Steven Spielberg's Bridge of Spies, and as Otto Düring in the fifth season of the Showtime series Homeland.

Quotes by Sebastian Koch

I lost connection with music for a while, but I've always loved it.

Always

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For me, it depends only on the script, the part I'm doing, and the people around me. It could be in Greenland…

Around

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I think the most interesting characters are those in which you can see both sides.

Both sides

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I'm German! Actually, I love my countr, ;I love the language. The German language is very special because it is so precise.…

German language

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The Germans call him 'Our Shakespeare' because we love him.

Because

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I always want to do things that really have to be done, something that's a challenge - and I'm trying not to…

Always

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Shakespeare is global - of course he can be shared.

Course

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The script is so important... Even if you have a huge entourage or big lighting trucks, the most important thing is the…

Actor

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Success doesn't drive me away from home.

Away

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Once, I played a doctor who had a near-death experience, so I researched it, and it's impressive what people are saying about…

Death

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I'm a teamworker.

Teamwork

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I was always an admirer of French movies when I was young.

Admirer

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I definitely won't play the bad German, the Nazi German, here in Hollywood or wherever.

Bad

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I'm very picky when saying yes to a script. I take a very long time to decide myself because I spend a…

Life

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You throw a rock in the water, and ripples spread out slowly. But they do go far.

Far

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I have always had a longing to talk about this Nazi period because my parents' generation wouldn't talk about it after the…

Amazing

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Every actor will say there are no small roles. And that is true.

Actor

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We have an inner window through which we can see the world, and though it gets cloudy in life, it's our job…

Cloudy

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I like success, but I don't believe in it at the expense of other stuff. It's more important to stay in my…

Believe

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I kept having the producers of 'Fog in August' take out some of the Nazi terms and phrases. I don't want audiences…

Doctor

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I have so many good offers in my country or, let's say, in Europe. I just wait for the best offers, like…

Best

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I have no 'dream role.' It just comes to me; it's very intuitive, and I say, 'OK, I have to do this…

Character

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Actually it's a gift as an actor to cover such different parts of history. It's like time travelling, being inside a history…

Actor

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