Diane Kruger Net Worth

Diane Kruger's Quotes

• With Wolfgang Petersen, we were always the only two ready at time and the first on the set during the filming of Troy (2004). The German rigour without a doubt.
• It was something strange for me, to kiss Orlando. I was so embarassed! It is not as fun as people think to shoot love scenes. You feel vulnerable, and there are about 100 people looking at you.
• I'm a little bit worried about this sudden success. I am quite independent and I'm afraid that this privilege could escape from me.
• [on Helen of Troy in Troy (2004)] Her beauty didn't do her any good and she couldn't use it in any positive way or manipulative way.
• Sometimes it takes courage and experience to allow yourself to actually go there, and it's the most liberating thing to let go. I do think that's why I love acting - you're right, it's being someone that you're not. And sometimes you're really scared of it, and then once you let yourself go there, it's the best thing ever.

Interesting Facts about Diane Kruger

1. Represented Germany in Elite Model Management's "Look of the Year" competition in 1992, at the age of 16.
2. Was considered too thin for the role of Helen of Troy in Wolfgang Petersen's film Troy (2004) and had to gain 15 lbs. in order to appear rounder.
3. She has a younger brother, Stefan.
4. Was a professional model under her birth name, Diane Heidkrüger, from 1992 to 1997.
5. Became an American citizen in 2013.
6. Studied acting at the Cours Florent, a prestigious drama school in Paris, France. She won the Classe Libre award as the best actor in her year.
7. People magazine included Diane in its annual "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" issue in 2004.
8. Ranked #50 on Maxim's "Hot 100" list in 2005.
9. Began training at the Royal Ballet School in London during her summer breaks from school when she was 11 with aspirations of becoming a professional ballerina. However, when she was 13 she suffered a knee injury that required two metal plates to be inserted, effectively ending her dreams.
10. Is an active supporter of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).
11. She is fluent in German, English, and French. Additionally, she studied Latin for eight years in school, and learned Russian for the film Les brigades du Tigre (2006).
12. While filming Frankie (2005), she would live in an actual mental hospital where the film was shot with members of the crew in order to shoot scenes.
13. She always does her own German, French, and English voice dubbing for the foreign releases of her films.
14. Was the hostess (maitresse de cérèmonie) of the 60th Cannes Film Festival in 2007. She was the first German to host the film festival.
15. Parents are Hans-Heinrich, and computer specialist, and Maria-Theresa Heidkrüger, a bank employee. Her father left the family, and her parents divorced when she was 13.
16. Was in a long-term relationship with Joshua Jackson from 2006 until 2016.
17. Member of the jury at the 58th Berlin Film Festival in 2008. She was a member of the jury for the main competition at the 65th Cannes Film Festival in 2012, and at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival in 2015.
18. Is very good friends with ex-husband Guillaume Canet.
19. Attended the Episcopal Gymnasium Josephinum, a Catholic high school in Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, German, through the tenth grade.
20. Ranked #83 on AskMen's "Top 99 Women" list in 2010.