117 Quotes by Max von Sydow

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.

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

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

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

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

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

There are casting directors with lots of imagination, but also some with not as much imagination.

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.

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.