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" During my military service, I performed a sketch in which I played a flea called Max. So when critics kept misspelling my name, I decided to change it and thought, 'Ah! Max!' "

Max von Sydow

Service

Military

Change

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Max von Sydow

Owe

Bergman

" There are many documentary filmmakers who have a tough time because they don't really get what they need to do what they want. There are so many people with good visions that should be encouraged and helped. And they will deliver, I'm sure. "

" Nobody told me there was any idea for a sequel to 'The Exorcist.' But my agent called me to tell me they were going to do it, and there was a part for me. I said, 'But I died in the first film.' 'Well,' he told me, 'this is from the early days of Father Merrin's life.' I told him I just didn't want to do it again. "

Max von Sydow

Father

Life

" I could never learn to be totally fluent in any other language. "

" France is, for me, the country of happiness. "

" My father was a professor of folklore, and my mother was a teacher until she was married. I had a good relationship with them, and the only argument we had was when I went to university and wanted to go into the theater instead of studying to be a lawyer. "

" I began imagining scenes in public which some drunk would come up to me and slap me in the face. Nothing like that ever happened, but I often wonder if I would have turned the other cheek. "

" Mr. Bergman was a man of great working discipline. He forced everyone to concentrate when it was important. No disturbing noise during rehearsal. A code of silence. "

" Awards are lovely and always welcome. "

" The most difficult part of playing Christ was that I had to keep up the image around the clock. As soon as the picture finished, I returned home to Sweden and tried to find my old self. It took six months to get back to normal. "

" The idea of working with Steven Spielberg was very attractive. He's such a master. He knows the language of the camera and of filmmaking, which gives him a great freedom. "

" The studio rented a house for my wife in Los Angeles under a phony name to keep reporters away. Whenever I wanted to visit her and my children, I would have to sneak in the back door after dark. "

" It's not a matter of learning lines. It's a matter of getting into the ideas and the will of the person. It's a matter of, 'What does he want to do? What does he want to achieve?' "

" Ingmar Bergman had a great sense of humor, and he had a very special, characteristic laugh that you always recognized - if he went to watch a theater show, 'Ah! He is here tonight.' "

" I would love to do parts I have never done before, but unfortunately, if you have had success in a particular type of character, the casting agents think, 'Oh! We'll have something exactly like that.' It's very boring. "

" I'm an actor; I'm not a director. "

Max von Sydow

Actor

Director

" A vacation spot out of season always has a very special magic. "

" Italians are great improvisers. If something unforeseen happens, they throw up their hands, and they adjust. "

Max von Sydow

Throw

Adjust

" I just feel I shouldn't work too much, because there are so many other things to do. "

" Playing the role of Christ was like being in a prison. It was the hardest part I've ever had to play in my life. I couldn't smoke or drink in public. I couldn't. "

" New York is a fascinating city. I think it's a very inspiring city, but it's overpowering when you get older. It tires me now. But it's wonderful for young people - very inspiring and full of surprises and full of ideas. "

" The Devil, of course, must have been or must be a very charming person. "

" Spielberg knows his craft so well, he can also improvise, and that is a lot of fun. "

Max von Sydow

Fun

Improvise

" I admired Stephen Daldry very much; I think he's a brilliant director, and also, I feel close to him because he has a lot of theater behind him. He's also a man of great imagination and a lovely sense of humor. "

" Film work can be very interesting, but it also can be awfully boring because who creates the film? The actors? No. It is the director. It's his piece of work. "

" My parents were brought up in families which believed theatre people weren't to be trusted. But they were nice people. "

" Unfortunately, not all stories end positively. "

" I'm not in retirement. I just don't want to work so much, and I don't get that many offers any more. "

" I think English is a fantastic, rich and musical language, but of course your mother tongue is the most important for an actor. "

" In a theater, the part is mine and I can control it as I want to. In the movies, I don't have direct contact, and I am fighting technical machinery. "