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> [Bergman was courageous in choosing people to do things that they themselves might not expect to play.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-von-sydow/bergman-was-courageous-in-choosing-people-to-do-things-that-they/)

[Max von Sydow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-von-sydow/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5f/max-von-sydow-7808_bergman_bergman-was-courageous-in-choosing-peopl_1860100.jpg)

> [I don't have a philosophy for choosing roles. Sometimes, it's just, 'This might be interesting; that might be fun to do.' There might be interesting actors or directors in the project, even if the part is not important. And then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-von-sydow/i-don-t-have-a-philosophy-for-choosing-roles-sometimes-it-s-just-this/)

[Max von Sydow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-von-sydow/)

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## Other authors on Choosing

## More by Max von Sydow

> [Italians are great improvisers. If something unforeseen happens, they throw up their hands, and they adjust.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-von-sydow/italians-are-great-improvisers-if-something-unforeseen-happens-they/)

[Max von Sydow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-von-sydow/)

> [Do it, do it, do it. And watch good actors. See what they are doing and how they are doing it. You have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-von-sydow/do-it-do-it-do-it-and-watch-good-actors-see-what-they-are-doing-and/)

[Max von Sydow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-von-sydow/)

> [There are those who want to believe but can't, and there are those who believe as children and it's no problem for them at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-von-sydow/there-are-those-who-want-to-believe-but-can-t-and-there-are-those-who/)

[Max von Sydow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-von-sydow/)

> [I find it very hard to take myself seriously.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-von-sydow/i-find-it-very-hard-to-take-myself-seriously/)

[Max von Sydow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-von-sydow/)

> [I understand German; I can read German.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-von-sydow/i-understand-german-i-can-read-german/)

[Max von Sydow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-von-sydow/)

> [France is, for me, the country of happiness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-von-sydow/france-is-for-me-the-country-of-happiness/)

[Max von Sydow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-von-sydow/)

> [I could never learn to be totally fluent in any other language.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-von-sydow/i-could-never-learn-to-be-totally-fluent-in-any-other-language/)

[Max von Sydow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-von-sydow/)

> [If Jesus came back today, and saw what was going on in his name, he'd never stop throwing up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-von-sydow/if-jesus-came-back-today-and-saw-what-was-going-on-in-his-name-he-d/)

[Max von Sydow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-von-sydow/)

> [I owe Mr. Bergman so much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-von-sydow/i-owe-mr-bergman-so-much/)

[Max von Sydow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-von-sydow/)

> [Perhaps I scare people. I don't know why.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-von-sydow/perhaps-i-scare-people-i-don-t-know-why/)

[Max von Sydow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-von-sydow/)

> [I remember those days with Bergman with great nostalgia. We were aware that the films were going to be quite important, and the work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-von-sydow/i-remember-those-days-with-bergman-with-great-nostalgia-we-were-aware/)

[Max von Sydow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-von-sydow/)

> [My father was a professor of folklore, and my mother was a teacher until she was married. I had a good relationship with them,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-von-sydow/my-father-was-a-professor-of-folklore-and-my-mother-was-a-teacher/)

[Max von Sydow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-von-sydow/)

> [I think it's good that we're sometimes reminded of important events in history.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-von-sydow/i-think-it-s-good-that-we-re-sometimes-reminded-of-important-events/)

[Max von Sydow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-von-sydow/)

> [The more I had to act like a saint, the more I felt like being a sinner.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-von-sydow/the-more-i-had-to-act-like-a-saint-the-more-i-felt-like-being-a-sinner/)

[Max von Sydow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-von-sydow/)

> [I just feel I shouldn't work too much, because there are so many other things to do](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-von-sydow/i-just-feel-i-shouldn-t-work-too-much-because-there-are-so-many-other/)

[Max von Sydow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-von-sydow/)

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