Barbara Sukowa Quotes

Germany, Singer
February 2, 1950

Barbara Sukowa (born 2 February 1950) is a German theatre and film actress. She is known for her work with directors Rainer Werner Fassbinder and Margarethe von Trotta. She won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for the 1986 film Rosa Luxemburg. Her other film appearances include Lola (1981), Europa (1990), M. Butterfly (1993), and Hannah Arendt (2012).

Also known as Stage Actor, Film Actor, Actress

Normally, if you play a part, you have the words, and you invent the personality out of your experience, your knowledge - your life, in a way.

Barbara Sukowa
- Life
- Experience
- Words
You can only be a monster if people let you be a monster.

Barbara Sukowa
- People
- You
- Monster

To make a movie about someone who is thinking and writing is scary. There's no big love story, no action, no drama. It's not an easy task.

Barbara Sukowa
- Thinking
- Writing
- Movie
When I auditioned for Tim Robbins for 'Cradle Will Rock,' the young girl who read with me was very young, and I said to Tim, 'I'm sorry, but I don't have enough imagination to pretend this girl is my husband!' And he said, 'Well, I'll read it with you.' Which was very nice; he was the director. And I ended up getting the part.

Barbara Sukowa
- Up
- Girl
- Nice
They wanted me to do movies and television when I was very young, and it was a big temptation, but I really thought the only way I could learn the profession was on the stage.

Barbara Sukowa
- Way
- Movies
- Young
My English is good because I have a good ear.

Barbara Sukowa
- Good
- English
- Because
We live in a world where we don't really hear ideas. We just hear propaganda. That's not just boring. It's also very dangerous.

Barbara Sukowa
- World
- Live
- Ideas
I don't think there is such a thing as a German movie star. There are respected actors, but we are not publicized like TV people.

Barbara Sukowa
- People
- Movie
- Think