Even when the cameras weren't rolling on the set of Steven Spielberg's acclaimed film Schindler's List, British actor Ralph Fiennes struggled to distance himself from the Nazi character he was portraying.
Fiennes, nominated for an Oscar for his role as the sadistic concentration camp commander Amon Goeth, remembers a day when, on break from filming, he and actor Ben Kingsley walked the streets of Krakow's old Jewish quarter. The two, still in costume, came across a coffee shop with a sign reading the Jewish Cafe.
Kingsley -- Jewish accountant Itzhak Stern in the film -- suggested they stop for a bite to eat. For Fiennes, the visual impact of wearing an SS officer's uniform was so disturbing, he refused to go inside the shop.
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