Thomas Kretschmann Quotes

"I don't pretend anything anymore. I don't have time, desire or energy to calculate anymore."
- Thomas Kretschmann
(Related: Time, Desire, Energy)

"My reputation was a bit exaggerated. Things were written in newspapers, then copied, then doubled. One of the reasons why I never disclaimed that, was because I found it amusing. But I also constructed such an image for myself in order to gain more of a private life."
- Thomas Kretschmann
(Related: Life, Gain, Newspapers, Order, Reputation)

"I've worked with many directors, good ones and bad ones. So if I have a chance to work the good ones, I better put myself in their hands, and trust them, because that's my big opportunity to be different, and to be better than usual."
- Thomas Kretschmann
(Related: Trust, Work, Opportunity, Chance)

"I'm proud of the fact that I made my way in life very rigorously. I was a bit too stubborn when it came to certain things, which was unnecessary, like getting independent from and leaving Germany."
- Thomas Kretschmann
(Related: Life, Fact, Germany)

"I figured out, I guess, that the job just makes me happy if it's not number one. So if it all works, great. If it doesn't, I still go home, look at my kids, and I have a big smile on my face."
- Thomas Kretschmann
(Related: Home, Job, Kids, Smile)

"I don't see a film industry in Germany. They have a great TV culture, but how many German films are really exciting?"
- Thomas Kretschmann
(Related: Culture, Film, Germany)

"Acting is all about truth and honesty, and the sensitivity that's capable of transporting you."
- Thomas Kretschmann
(Related: Truth, Honesty, Acting, Sensitivity)

"I experienced a lot, and achieved nearly everything I wanted. I can enjoy that today. Go to bed at nine in the evening, because my child wakes up around seven, without having the feeling that I missed or are missing something."
- Thomas Kretschmann
(Related: Bed, Evening, Feeling, Today)