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" I would like to do 'King Lear.' But I would like to do it in Swedish. "

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" I don't have a philosophy for choosing roles. Sometimes, it's just, 'This might be interesting; that might be fun to do.' There might be interesting actors or directors in the project, even if the part is not important. And then sometimes, you need the money. "

" Filming is repetition and many takes. "

" I understand German; I can read German. "

" It's very difficult being an actor and being away for a lot of time, but my sons haven't complained too much too often. "

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

" 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. "

" There are casting directors with lots of imagination, but also some with not as much imagination. "

" I actually know the moment I became known. It was at the Cannes Film Festival, when they showed 'The Virgin Spring.' I walked into that theater as one person, and I walked out as another. "

" To me, part of the fascinating profession of acting is to participate in all these strange situations, to try to understand all these interesting characters, fictitious or real, their human nature... It's extraordinarily fascinating. "

" I remember those days with Bergman with great nostalgia. We were aware that the films were going to be quite important, and the work felt meaningful. "

" I was in such a hurry to be an actor. Now I'm sometimes mad at myself that I didn't stop and study for a couple of years. "

" 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. "

" I find it very hard to take myself seriously. "

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

" I owe Mr. Bergman so much. "

" Awards are lovely and always welcome. "

" No doubt, the most important thing in my career was my time with Mr. Bergman, with whom I worked in so many films and also in so many stage productions, so it was a continuous working relationship and also a friendship, of course, that lasted for so many years. "

" It's important to me to work in my own language now and then. I love English, but you can never learn to master a foreign language if you're not brought up with it. "

" Human beings are human beings whether they speak or not. "

" When I was brought up in Sweden, there was a great opportunity for young people to learn how to act in our municipal theaters with their small companies. You would be under contract for eight months and have the summer free to take other opportunities. "

" 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. "

" In this country, you have movie actors and theatre actors and television actors. "

" Most screenplays I receive are boring, and some are straight-out bad. "

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

" Movies give me an opportunity to go places. I'm not only a Swede but an American, not just a man of my time, but I've been living 2,000 years ago-and not just in a new country, America, but in the Holy Land, too. "

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" 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. "

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" I've been the type of father who tries desperately to be perfect but doesn't succeed all the time. "