I have three goddaughters - I'm not sure why they trust me, because I have no experience with children - but I try.

I made a French film called 'Merry Christmas' which is a very European film. It's a World War I piece.

I get offered a World War II movie at least once a week just because I speak German and was born there. I have always stayed away from it because I didn't want to be put into that box.

Berlin is still going through a transition since the Cold War - both in what used to be East and West Berlin. I can still sense the confusion and the struggle for identity there in the streets. There's a pulse to it.

I made a French film called 'Merry Christmas' which is a very European film. It's a World War I piece.