German - Director | December 19, 1963 - 1
A lot of people are thanking me for standing up, but I don't want to be the only one standing up. Our political leaders are important. But I don't see anyone hunting down these guys setting refugee camps on fire or sending them to jail.
Til Schweiger
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I just fooled around in front of the camera and earned money for it. Every policeman, every soldier, every nurse - they all do more for society. I just rent my face.
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Action alone doesn't work in Germany - you need an emotional element to the story.
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I hate sitting around and waiting; that's why I always have an editing suite on set.
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I love action films. It's my favorite genre.
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The Russian male audience, they loved 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door,' and they like my comedies, but the Russian male audience is action, action, action.
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We haven't done action movies in Germany. We had some attempts in the '90s, but they failed.
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I lived in L.A. for seven years, and if you're a German actor, they always throw the Nazi parts at you.
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I don't think German films have to be heavy or intellectual the way they sometimes used to be.
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They've been bashing me since I started making films.
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Maybe the first secret is, 'Don't bore people.'
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I don't understand why Germans are openly demonstrating against Islamization and radicalization but don't help the people who flee from such horrors.
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