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Awards are lovely and always welcome. Max von Sydow

Welcome Always Lovely Awards

I'm an actor; I'm not a director. Max von Sydow

Director Actor

No doubt, the most important thing in my career was my time with Mr. Bergman, with whom I worked in so many films and also in so many stage productions, so it was a continuous working relationship and also a friendship, of course, that lasted for so many years. Max von Sydow

Friendship Time Relationship Important Stage Doubt Films Lasted Bergman No Doubt My Time Most Also Most Important Thing Course Important Thing Years Continuous So Many Years The Most Important Worked Working Productions Many Whom Thing Career

Unfortunately, not all stories end positively. Max von Sydow

Positively End Stories Unfortunately

Sometimes you become friends with the characters you portray. Max von Sydow

You Sometimes Become Characters Friends Portray

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

Great Unforeseen Adjust Something Throw Italians Up Hands Happens

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

Myself Sometimes Mad Hurry Study Couple Years Stop Now Actor

You cannot study acting in books. Do it, do it, do it. And watch good actors. See what they are doing and how they are doing it. You have to practically participate, I think, in order to develop yourself. Max von Sydow

Good You Yourself Think Books See Develop Study Participate Practically How Doing Order Cannot Good Actors Acting Actor Watch

When I know what the character I'm supposed to play wants in general terms, and when I know what did the other characters want to do, that's when all these wills collide and the emotions show up. Max von Sydow

Character Emotions Other Characters Wills General Supposed Know Terms Up Did Want Wants Show Play

New York is a fascinating city. I think it's a very inspiring city, but it's overpowering when you get older. It tires me now. But it's wonderful for young people - very inspiring and full of surprises and full of ideas. Max von Sydow

Ingmar Bergman had a great sense of humor, and he had a very special, characteristic laugh that you always recognized - if he went to watch a theater show, 'Ah! He is here tonight.' Max von Sydow

Bergman was courageous in choosing people to do things that they themselves might not expect to play. Max von Sydow

People Bergman Courageous Expect Might Themselves Choosing Play Things

I don't have a philosophy for choosing roles. Sometimes, it's just, 'This might be interesting; that might be fun to do.' There might be interesting actors or directors in the project, even if the part is not important. And then sometimes, you need the money. Max von Sydow

You Money Sometimes Important Project Philosophy Directors Part Roles Just Interesting Might Then Choosing Fun Even Actor Need

Between you and me, odd things happen always on set. Max von Sydow

Me You Between Always Odd Happen Things Things Happen Set

The Devil, of course, must have been or must be a very charming person. Max von Sydow

Devil Must Charming Course Been Very Person

Human beings are human beings whether they speak or not. Max von Sydow

Speak Human Human Beings Whether Beings

I've been the type of father who tries desperately to be perfect but doesn't succeed all the time. Max von Sydow

Time Father Desperately Type Tries Perfect Been Succeed Who

We should look back now and then. Our politicians should look back every now and then. Max von Sydow

Politicians Every Back Our Look Then Should Now Now And Then

All of us, we deserve to survive. Max von Sydow

Survive To Survive Us Deserve

It was great to watch Orson Welles, not only as an actor but as a director. Max von Sydow

Great Director Only Welles Actor Orson Welles Watch

Now I have a very good life and I am very proud of my work. Michael Nyqvist

Life Work Good Good Life Proud Am Very Now

If I compared myself to my kids, they know everything, and they're like small little hackers. I feel also that my identity can be stolen; I'm very paranoid about it compared to other people in the younger generation. Michael Nyqvist

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