Max von Sydow
Max von Sydow
Max von Sydowis a Swedish actor who became a French citizen in 2002. He has appeared in many films, in many languages, including Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, English, French, Italian and Spanish. He received the Royal Foundation of Sweden's Cultural Award in 1954, was made a Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres in 2005, and was named a Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur on 17 October 2012...
NationalitySwedish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth10 April 1929
CityLund, Sweden
CountrySweden
The offers I get are for grandfathers, uncles - and they often die very quickly in the script.
In this country, you have movie actors and theatre actors and television actors
The idea of working with Steven Spielberg was very attractive. He's such a master. He knows the language of the camera and of filmmaking, which gives him a great freedom.
Filming is repetition and many takes
In Hollywood they usually cast me as villains or priests
I think English is a fantastic, rich and musical language, but of course your mother tongue is the most important for an actor
I've never been in a barroom brawl in my life. I just don't do such things
If Jesus came back today, and saw what was going on in his name, he'd never stop throwing up.
All my life I've been looking for diversity
In a theater, the part is mine and I can control it as I want to. In the movies, I don't have direct contact, and I am fighting technical machinery
I'm getting too old to play some parts, but I'm still greedy
The power of Christ compels you!
The more I had to act like a saint, the more I felt like being a sinner.
Spielberg knows his craft so well, he can also improvise, and that is a lot of fun.