Diane Kruger dazzled audiences with her luminous beauty in Troy, and went on to hold her own in the midst of hair-raising action in the National Treasure movies.

Now, the former model is returning to her German roots in Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds, his revisionist take on WWII history in which a successful plot to kill Hitler ends the war. Kruger revealed to Parade.com’s Jeanne Wolf why she couldn’t say no to Tarantino — or co-star Brad Pitt.

“I think Quentin’s female characters are just so smart and so fierce. They’re impossibly glamorous yet they’re as tough as nails. It’s such a pleasure to play that kind of role. You’re actually given the opportunity to work with dialogue that is intelligent, that you have to think about…”

Read more on Parade.com

• Tweet

• Tags:
• brad pitt
• Diane Kruger
• Inglourious Basterds
• Quentin Tarantino