Christoph Waltz wasn’t interested in theatre at the beginning. Since the first time he went to an opera at age 10, he was fascinated by it and would visit it twice a week. Although he studied acting in university, he didn’t forget about his true passion and at the same time studied singing and opera. Eventually, he decided that his voice wasn’t suited for opera singing. At first Waltz worked as a stage actor and also directed a German television production, Wenn Man Sich Traut. His breakthrough movie was Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds (2009), after which he started receiving numerous awards for acting.