Max von Sydow

“I'm not a Method actor. I'm a classical actor. I believe in technique. I'm a technician. I'm a craftsman.”

“When you have been an actor for a long time, you know how to catch a moment. It's a question of breathing.”

“The camera is a wonderful invention, but it's also a terrible one. It can reveal so much, but it can also hide so much.”

“I'm probably the only actor in the world who doesn't have a driver's license.”

“To be an actor you have to be a child.”

“I am not a religious person, but I am a spiritual person.”

“I've been in so many bad movies and worked with so many bad directors that I go into a film expecting nothing.”

“An actor is a storyteller. We are the vessels through which stories are told.”

“I was not a believer, but I was a searcher. I was very interested in the spiritual and the mystical.”

“The most important thing for an actor is to listen.”

“I have never understood the concept of a 'star'. I have never felt like a star. I have always felt like a character actor.”

“I'm very lucky. I've had a long and varied career.”

“I have no regrets. I have had a wonderful life.”

“I am a very shy person. I am not a person who is comfortable in the limelight.”

“I have always been interested in the human condition. I think that is what acting is all about.”