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Producers are not gamblers. They want a good return on their investment.
Max von Sydow
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Spielberg knows his craft so well, he can also improvise, and that is a lot of fun.
Max von Sydow
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I've never been in a barroom brawl in my life. I just don't do such things.
Max von Sydow
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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.
Max von Sydow
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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.
Max von Sydow
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There are those who want to believe but can't, and there are those who believe as children and it's no problem for them at all.
Max von Sydow
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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.
Max von Sydow
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In this country, you have movie actors and theatre actors and television actors.
Max von Sydow
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If Jesus came back today, and saw what was going on in his name, he'd never stop throwing up.
Max von Sydow
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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.
Max von Sydow
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In Hollywood they usually cast me as villains or priests.
Max von Sydow
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I'm getting too old to play some parts, but I'm still greedy.
Max von Sydow
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I just feel I shouldn't work too much, because there are so many other things to do.
Max von Sydow
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Bergman has a very special eye for people. His background taught him to listen and to feel.
Max von Sydow
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