Sibel Kekilli Quotes

Germany, Actress
June 16, 1980

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 awards, 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, as well as for her violence against women activism work.

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

Sibel Kekilli
- Actors
- Vain
- Rare
When I act, I try to understand the character, why she's behaving like that.

Sibel Kekilli
- Character
- Understand
- Act

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

Sibel Kekilli
- People
- Mistakes
- Revel
Every woman actress is somewhat vain, and I am, too. You really have to take care of yourself.

Sibel Kekilli
- Care
- Actress
- Vain
If I prepare myself for a character, for a role, I always try to understand her.

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

Sibel Kekilli
- Heart
- Feel
- Acting
Every time when I start preparing my character for a movie, I always try to make up and create my own background story for the role in order to fill it with life.

Sibel Kekilli
Acting for me is like a ping-pong game. That's the secret of acting. When you have a really good actor, I always want to be as good as he is or she is.

Sibel Kekilli
- Good
- Game
- Acting

Actors travel a lot and work long hours, and sometimes you eat at odd hours, so I have to work out to keep my weight at the same level.

Sibel Kekilli
- Work
- Weight
- Level
I think it's so hard to get really, really strong parts where the actress can act. It's rare.

Sibel Kekilli
- Act
- Actress
- Parts