Max von Sydow Quotes & Sayings
84 most famous Max von Sydow quotes and sayings. These are the first 10 quotes we have for him. He's a 95 year old Swedish actor born on Apr 10, 1929.
“Hiroshima has become a metaphor not just for nuclear war but for war and destruction and violence toward civilians. It's not just the idea we should not use nuclear arms. We should not start another war because it's madness.”
“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.”
“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.”
“A vacation spot out of season always has a very special magic.”
“I think English is a fantastic, rich and musical language, but of course your mother tongue is the most important for an actor.”
“If Jesus came back today, and saw what was going on in his name, he'd never stop throwing up.”
“The more I had to act like a saint, the more I felt like being a sinner.”
“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.”
“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.”
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