"All those who wanted to be different from the others identified with Hildegard Knef. - Gays played a major role in Knef's life. Gays were always among her best and most reliable friends. They cheered her the loudest and filled the best seats in the stalls."

Dieter Bornemann, Curator of the exhibition "Halt mich fest" on Hildegard Knef's 80th birthday at the Schwules Museum Berlin (2005)