32 Quotes by Maximilian Schell

A conversation goes sometimes into personal things and that's nicer. You look to each other and you have a different picture, you get into a relationship.

The interesting thing is that I found scenes which I put together which could appeal to almost every woman, or apply to almost every woman after the war. Falling in love, dancing, marrying.

And in reality, I don't think it's a real documentary. It's more a story of her life. It's a story of survival. It's a story of the time in which she lived. The story of success and failure.

Directing is like meeting a woman. You don't know her, but something strikes you, and then you just have to go into it.

Everything you do has certain significance, a certain weight. I think there is a film in everyone.

I did have fun, for example, in The Black Hole which was very popular among youngsters.

I never played the right roles, or very rarely got the right roles offered, except on stage.

I played piano, I learned a lot about music.

I'll never forget Spencer Tracy. He only worked from nine to one - then from three to five again.