Overview

• Schweighöfer lends his voice to Ambassador Tegmen in Pixar’s "Elio" in both German and English.
• He deliberately leaves his film characters on set to preserve personal boundaries between work and home.
• Parenting duties—like helping with math homework—serve to re-anchor him after high-profile successes.
• Daily meditation routines learned in a Japanese Zen monastery involve 15 to 20 minutes sitting before a white wall.
• He practices intentional detachment from expectations by reminding himself that everything unfolds for his benefit.