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" 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. "

Max von Sydow

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

" 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. "

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

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" Awards are lovely and always welcome. "

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

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

" I think the film you hear about the most is 'The Exorcist.' When people come up to me and say, 'Oh, you scared me!' I was the good guy in that film! "

" 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. "

" 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. "

Max von Sydow

Human Nature

Interesting

" Sometimes you become friends with the characters you portray. "

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

" 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. "

" Perhaps I scare people. I don't know why. "

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

" 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. "

" If people ask me, 'For you, what is your most important film?' I have a feeling that they all sort of want me to answer with one of the Bergman films. But I cannot choose. "

" If Jesus came back today, and saw what was going on in his name, he'd never stop throwing up. "

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

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

Max von Sydow

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Role

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" I've never been in a barroom brawl in my life. I just don't do such things. "

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

" Between you and me, odd things happen always on set. "