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" It was great to watch Orson Welles, not only as an actor but as a director. "

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" 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?' "

" 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. "

" Playing Christ, I began to feel shut away from the world. A newspaper became one of my biggest luxuries. I noticed that some of my close friends began treating me with reverence. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" I owe Mr. Bergman so much. "

" Unfortunately, not all stories end positively. "

" The offers I get are for grandfathers, uncles - and they often die very quickly in the script. "

" Sometimes you remember more about the location where you shot the film than the film itself. "

" When I finished the role of Christ, I felt as though I'd been let out on parole. A man who has served 18 months isn't eager to go back to prison. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" Bergman has a very special eye for people. His background taught him to listen and to feel. "

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

" I'm getting too old to play some parts, but I'm still greedy. "

" 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. "

" I understand German; I can read German. "

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

" I don't believe in devils. Indifference and misunderstandings can create evil situations. Most of the time, people who appear to be evil are really victims of evil deeds. "

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

" All my life I've been looking for diversity. "

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

" I accept a role only if it's something I really, really like. "

" I think it's good that we're sometimes reminded of important events in history. "

" 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. "

" You cannot study acting in books. Do it, do it, do it. And watch good actors. See what they are doing and how they are doing it. You have to practically participate, I think, in order to develop yourself. "