117 Quotes by Max von Sydow

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

There comes a time, thief, when the jewels cease to sparkle, when the gold loses its luster, when the throne room becomes a prison, and all that is left is a father’s love for his child.

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.

Only very rarely are foreigners or first-generation immigrants allowed to be nice people in American films. Those with an accent are bad guys.

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.

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.

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.

In Hollywood they usually cast me as villains or priests.