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Sibel Kekilli

(1980) Actor Germany

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Sibel Kekilli is an actor from Germany, best known for When We Leave.

Quick Facts About Sibel Kekilli

Born: June 16, 1980
Nationality: Germany
Profession: Actor
Notable works: When We Leave

About Sibel Kekilli

Sibel Kekilli is a German actress. She gained public attention after starring in the 2004 film Head-On. She won two Lolas, the most prestigious German film award, for her performances in Head-On and When We Leave (2010). Beginning in 2011, she became more widely known for her role as Shae in the HBO series Game of Thrones.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

German Film Award Askania Award Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Quotes by Sibel Kekilli

I really think that Muslim people should stop raising their boys and girls that way. They instill a macho culture right from…

Childhood

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It's hard when you're not a native speaker, because everyone's laughing, and you're like, 'What was that? Can you tell me again?'

Again

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It's so rare, actors who are not vain.

Rare

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If I prepare myself for a character, for a role, I always try to understand her.

Always

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Because it was my first time acting in English, everyone on set was difficult to understand. It was a mix of Scottish,…

Acting

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The pressure in Hollywood is bigger to look good than in Germany. In Germany, we are more forgiving. Having a personal coach…

Bigger

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Sooner or later, directors in Germany will start casting without regard to where a person is from. It shouldn't matter anymore.

Germany

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I do some weightlifting and use medicine balls as well for balance for my core. I want my stomach to look flat.…

Balance

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If you move to Canada, after a few years you call yourself Canadian. In Germany, it's difficult to belong.

After

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When I act, I try to understand the character, why she's behaving like that.

Character

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I wasn't a competitor. I would play outside with my friends, but not really anything like ballet or soccer. I tried to…

Anything

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A friend forced me to watch 'The Lord of the Rings,' and even though it was a fantastic movie, I could only…

Could

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It's a dream for everyone to be a part of an American series - a huge, successful series. It's just a gift…

American

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Every time when I start preparing my character for a movie, I always try to make up and create my own background…

Character

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It's not like I love dragons! Only on 'Game of Thrones!' Our dragons are amazing, and they look really real. But I…

Amazing

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I have a coach, but I'm not theater-trained or a technical actor.

Actor

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I have the feeling that you can get older here in Germany, or in Europe, but in Hollywood, you have to look…

Europe

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It's not my passion to wake up at 6:00 in the morning to do my exercises. Sometimes I really hate it. I'm lazy.

Exercises

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I think it's so hard to get really, really strong parts where the actress can act. It's rare.

Actress

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A lot of people in Islamic countries are taking it as a personal offense when people are talking about the violence against…

About

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Actors travel a lot and work long hours, and sometimes you eat at odd hours, so I have to work out to…

Long

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I have to make sure I don't eat too much chocolate. You can't imagine how hard that is for a German to…

Chocolate

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I became an actor when I was 22.

Actor

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I'd like to say it is only average people who revel in the mistakes of others.

Average

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I'm acting from my heart. The way how I feel is the way how I act.

Acting

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