Maximilian Schell

“My whole life has been a search for the truth, and I have not found it.”

“Fame is a stupid, silly thing.”

“I’m not a Method actor. I’m a freestyle actor. I like to get to the behavior of the character in the shortest way.”

“Love is a springtime plant that perfumes everything with its hope, even the ruins to which it clings.”

“I read, I study, I examine, I listen, I reflect, and out of all of this I try to form an idea of the man, the time and the place.”

“Art is the signature of civilizations.”

“The only thing I regret about my life is the length of it. If I had to live it again I'd make all the same mistakes - only sooner.”

“I am not a star. I am an actor.”

“I believe that every human being has a right to his own opinion and a right to express it.”

“An actor must be very angry in his life.”

“Everything that is beautiful and noble is the product of reason and calculation.”

“An actor has to have a certain amount of naivete. It's essential.”