Max von Sydow quotes

Max von Sydow was a celebrated Swedish actor, renowned for his collaborations with director Ingmar Bergman in films such as "The Seventh Seal." His career spanned over six decades and included acclaimed roles in European cinema as well as Hollywood classics. He became known worldwide for his deep voice and striking on-screen presence. Here are 33 of his quotes:

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. (Max von Sydow)
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. View quote
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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. View quote
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If Jesus came back today, and saw what was going on in his name, he'd never stop throwing up. View quote
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I think English is a fantastic, rich and musical language, but of course your mother tongue is the most important for an actor. View quote
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A vacation spot out of season always has a very special magic. View quote
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I just feel I shouldn't work too much, because there are so many other things to do. View quote
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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. View quote
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Filming is repetition and many takes. View quote
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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. View quote
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The offers I get are for grandfathers, uncles - and they often die very quickly in the script. (Max von Sydow)
I've never been in a barroom brawl in my life. I just don't do such things. View quote
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I'm not in retirement. I just don't want to work so much, and I don't get that many offers any more. View quote
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In this country, you have movie actors and theatre actors and television actors. View quote
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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. View quote
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Only very rarely are foreigners or first-generation immigrants allowed to be nice people in American films. Those with an accent are bad guys. View quote
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Producers are not gamblers. They want a good return on their investment. View quote
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Spielberg knows his craft so well, he can also improvise, and that is a lot of fun. View quote
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The more I had to act like a saint, the more I felt like being a sinner. View quote
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In Hollywood they usually cast me as villains or priests. View quote
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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. (Max von Sydow)
I'm getting too old to play some parts, but I'm still greedy. View quote
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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. View quote
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All my life I've been looking for diversity. View quote
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I accept a role only if it's something I really, really like. View quote
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Max von Sydow

Max von Sydow - Image
Photo: Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0
Occupation: Swedish Actor
Born: April 10, 1929
Died: March 8, 2020
Quotes count: 33