Quotes by Max von Sydow

About Max von Sydow:

Carl Adolf "Max" von Sydow is a Swedish-French actor. He has starred in many films and had supporting roles in dozens more in many languages, including Swedish, Norwegian, English, Italian, German, Danish, French and Spanish. Von Sydow received the Royal Foundation of Sweden's Cultural Award in 1954, was made a Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres in 2005, and was named a Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur on 17 October 2012.
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We should look back now and then. Our politicians should look back every now and then.

Max von Sydow

All of us, we deserve to survive.

Max von Sydow

I owe Mr. Bergman so much.

Max von Sydow

I was in such a hurry to be an actor. Now I'm sometimes mad at myself that I didn't stop and study for a couple of years.

Max von Sydow

I understand German; I can read German.

Max von Sydow

I could never learn to be totally fluent in any other language.

Max von Sydow

Human beings are human beings whether they speak or not.

Max von Sydow

I find it very hard to take myself seriously.

Max von Sydow

In this country, you have movie actors and theatre actors and television actors.

Max von Sydow

I'm an actor; I'm not a director.

Max von Sydow

I would like to do 'King Lear.' But I would like to do it in Swedish.

Max von Sydow

In a silent film, you speak but the audience does not hear you.

Max von Sydow

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

Max von Sydow

Spielberg knows his craft so well, he can also improvise, and that is a lot of fun.

Max von Sydow

My parents were brought up in families which believed theatre people weren't to be trusted. But they were nice people.

Max von Sydow

Most screenplays I receive are boring, and some are straight-out bad.

Max von Sydow

Sometimes you become friends with the characters you portray.

Max von Sydow

Sometimes you remember more about the location where you shot the film than the film itself.

Max von Sydow

The offers I get are for grandfathers, uncles - and they often die very quickly in the script.

Max von Sydow

Unfortunately, not all stories end positively.

Max von Sydow

Film acting, if you don't play the lead, you come, and you do your scenes in a few days, and you act with a couple of colleagues. All the rest of the actors you never see, and you don't even meet many of them. And you don't know what will happen with...

Max von Sydow

Author Bio

  • NameMax von Sydow
  • DescriptionSwedish actor
  • BornApril 10, 1929
  • CountrySweden; France
  • ProfessionTelevision Actor; Film Director; Actor
  • AwardsKnight Of The Legion Of Honour; Donostia Award