I'm getting too old to play some parts, but I'm still greedy.
Max von Sydow

I accept a role only if it's something I really, really like.
Max von Sydow

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.
Max von Sydow

Perhaps I scare people. I don't know why.
Max von Sydow

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.
Max von Sydow

I'm not in retirement. I just don't want to work so much, and I don't get that many offers any more.
Max von Sydow

Filming is repetition and many takes.
Max von Sydow

The most difficult part of playing Christ was that I had to keep up the image around the clock. As soon as the picture finished, I returned home to Sweden and tried to find my old self. It took six months to get back to normal.
Max von Sydow