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P E O P L E<br />
gesinnten in einem kreativen Umfeld wirken<br />
zu können, war für mich als Kleinstadtmädchen<br />
absolut fantastisch.<br />
Wie stark hat die Hauptrolle in Lola<br />
rennt Ihrer Karriere geholfen?<br />
► Lola war für mich als Person, als<br />
Schauspielerin und für meine Karriere<br />
zweifellos das wichtigste Sprungbrett.<br />
Das war mir natürlich überhaupt nicht<br />
klar, als wir den Film drehten. Ich habe<br />
wahnsinnig viel von [Regisseur und Ex-<br />
Freund] Tom Tykwer gelernt. Ich denke<br />
oft an den Dreh zurück. Der Film hat nicht<br />
viel Geld gekostet und führt mir immer<br />
wieder vor Augen, dass man nur viel Begeisterung<br />
und Liebe für das, was man<br />
tut benötigt, um etwas zu schaffen, das<br />
die Leute mögen. Man kann es einem<br />
Film ansehen.<br />
Als Bordellmutter Eva Heissen in<br />
Copper tragen Sie historische Kleidung.<br />
Wie ungemütlich sind Korsett<br />
und Reifrock?<br />
► Korsetts sind okay. Reifröcke stellen<br />
eine gewisse Herausforderung dar, aber<br />
man lernt, mit ihnen umzugehen. In Drehpausen<br />
lockert man einfach das Kostüm.<br />
Was hat Sie an der Serie begeistert?<br />
► Sie erschien mir als ein sehr ehrgeiziges<br />
Projekt. Das US-Fernsehen hat sich zu<br />
einem fantastischen Medium für das Erzählen<br />
von Geschichten entwickelt. Viele<br />
hervorragende Regisseure, Schauspieler<br />
und Autoren gehen zum Fernsehen, weil<br />
es so schwierig geworden ist, ein Kinoprojekt<br />
umzusetzen. Bei Copper liegt in den<br />
Schicksalen europäischer Immigranten,<br />
die sich dem Leben in Amerika anpassen<br />
müssen, auch ein Stück meiner eigenen<br />
Geschichte. Darum kann ich mich mit der<br />
Rolle identifi zieren.<br />
« Lola war<br />
für f mich als<br />
Person, als<br />
Schauspielerin p<br />
und für f meine<br />
Karriere<br />
zweifellos f das<br />
wichtigste wichtigste g<br />
Sprungbrett Sprungbrett »<br />
22—GW<br />
Franka Potente in Tom<br />
Tykwer’s Film Lola rennt<br />
German actress Franka<br />
Potente in Run Lola Run<br />
POTENTE FORCE<br />
Since charging into cinemas as<br />
the scarlet-haired heroine of<br />
1998’s Run Lola Run, Franka<br />
Potente has blossomed into<br />
America’s favourite German<br />
actress, starring opposite Johnny<br />
Depp in Blow and playing Jason<br />
Bourne’s love interest in the<br />
blockbuster action series. In<br />
August, Potente makes a return to<br />
the small screen, playing a brothel<br />
madam in Copper, a muchanticipated<br />
drama series about a<br />
policeman in 1860s New York.<br />
So how do you divide your time<br />
between America, where you do a lot<br />
of your work, and Germany, where<br />
you were born?<br />
► My life, my family is here in the US so<br />
that’s where I live. However I have a close<br />
bond to my friends and family abroad and<br />
we Skype and visit often. My life here<br />
didn’t didn t happen happen overnight, overnigh so the<br />
adjustments didn’t fee feel that drastic. At the<br />
end of the day, any kin kind of change is a<br />
challenge at fi rst. I love<br />
and embrace<br />
change. I fi nd it vital and an inspiring, so I am<br />
not afraid of it.<br />
Has the fact that you are German and<br />
have an accent been an obstacle<br />
when landing roles iin<br />
America?<br />
► I don’t really think ab about that. When I am<br />
cast in the US, people are aware of me<br />
being German and 90%<br />
of the time that’s<br />
something they want for the part.<br />
Hollywood is so much more open to<br />
European actors and accents now, it<br />
seems. Because the culture is now so<br />
much more open to that, it becomes more<br />
part of scripts, of stories told.<br />
What are your memories of growing<br />
up in the small town of Dülmen?<br />
► Like most children I had the urge to<br />
express myself. I would put on little<br />
shows and performances, and<br />
happened to always have a kind<br />
audience. In a way, becoming an actor<br />
was maybe also a way to break out of<br />
the small-town environment.<br />
You enrolled in the Otto Falckenberg<br />
School of Performing Arts in Munich.<br />
What was it like studying there?<br />
► Being accepted at the acting school<br />
in Munich was the absolute Holy Grail<br />
for me. I was in heaven. Being able to<br />
thrive in a creative environment like<br />
that with like-minded people was<br />
overwhelmingly awesome for the<br />
small-town girl I was.<br />
At 17 you took the bold decision to<br />
go to Texas as an exchange student.<br />
That must have been an eye-opening<br />
experience.<br />
► It really opened me up to travelling, the<br />
freedom of expressing myself in another<br />
language, and a different way of life. In<br />
that sense it was hard at fi rst coming back<br />
and fi nishing school. But when you are 17<br />
a lot of things are a challenge and there<br />
are new dreams and challenges every day.<br />
Just how big a boost to your career<br />
was landing the lead in Run Lola Run?<br />
► Without a doubt Lola was the most<br />
important stepping stone for me as a<br />
person and an actor, and for my career.<br />
Of course I had no idea when I made the<br />
movie! I learned so much from [director<br />
and ex-boyfriend] Tom Tykwer. I think<br />
back often to how we made the fi lm, which<br />
didn’t cost a lot of money, and it makes me<br />
remember that all it takes to create<br />
something that appeals to people is a ton<br />
of enthusiasm and love for what you do.<br />
That will always show.<br />
As brothel madam Eva Heissen in<br />
Copper you have to walk around in<br />
period costumes. How uncomfortable<br />
were those corsets and hoop skirts?<br />
► Corsets are alright. Hoop skirts can be a<br />
challenge but you learn to deal with it.<br />
When you have a break you loosen the<br />
costume or simply give yourself a break by<br />
taking it off.<br />
What attracted you to the TV series?<br />
► It came across as a very ambitious<br />
project. US television has become an<br />
amazing outlet to tell stories. A lot of great<br />
directors, actors and writers gravitate<br />
towards TV because it is so diffi cult to get<br />
movies off the ground these days. What I<br />
like about a series versus a movie is that<br />
you have a lot of time to unfold your<br />
character’s story. With Copper, the story<br />
of immigrants from Europe trying to adapt<br />
to life in America is kind of my own story,<br />
so I can relate to that.<br />
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