Max von Sydow

I actually know the moment I became known. It was at the Cannes Film Festival, when they showed 'The Virgin Spring.' I walked into that theater as one person, and I walked out as another.

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

I don't believe in devils. Indifference and misunderstandings can create evil situations. Most of the time, people who appear to be evil are really victims of evil deeds.

Mr. Bergman had a great imagination and saw the possibilities within every one of his actors, and he gave us great challenges. It was very inspiring.

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

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

Film work can be very interesting, but it also can be awfully boring because who creates the film? The actors? No. It is the director. It's his piece of work.

I remember those days with Bergman with great nostalgia. We were aware that the films were going to be quite important, and the work felt meaningful.

I just feel I shouldn't work too much, because there are so many other things to do.

It often disturbs me, when I see a film set in a historical time, that the people are too modern.