Cast Quotes by Maximilian Schell

To be honest, I don't think I'm an actor. I'm a creator - or try to be.

— Maximilian Schell

And it's interesting, but I'm always interested in the story behind the story.

— Maximilian Schell

We should never forget that Hollywood was built by Europeans, and the old Jewish boys from Eastern Europe.

— Maximilian Schell

As an actor, I was a fantastic rebel. Then I became a directorial rebel and understood rebels from both sides. So now I am…

— Maximilian Schell

I'm always happy when I'm left alone, but if somebody comes and is nice, then we talk.

— Maximilian Schell

I just think the word interview, although it is the view between two people exchanged, became a sort of cliche. You ask questions and…

— Maximilian Schell

I did have fun, for example, in The Black Hole which was very popular among youngsters.

— Maximilian Schell

Directing is like meeting a woman. You don't know her, but something strikes you, and then you just have to go into it.

— Maximilian Schell

My mother was an actress and a director, as well. And my father was a playwright and poet.

— Maximilian Schell

I am America's number-one fan. I like your food. Especially corn flakes.

— Maximilian Schell

I never played the right roles, or very rarely got the right roles offered, except on stage.

— Maximilian Schell

And in reality, I don't think it's a real documentary. It's more a story of her life. It's a story of survival. It's a…

— Maximilian Schell