When you have the cast, the sets, the lights, an opera takes on its own life. I'm not one of those directors who marches in with a set of plans. — Maximilian Schell Copy Share Image
To be honest, I don't think I'm an actor. I'm a creator - or try to be. — Maximilian Schell Copy Share
And it's interesting, but I'm always interested in the story behind the story. — Maximilian Schell Copy Share
We should never forget that Hollywood was built by Europeans, and the old Jewish boys from Eastern Europe. — Maximilian Schell Copy Share
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 Copy Share
I'm always happy when I'm left alone, but if somebody comes and is nice, then we talk. — Maximilian Schell Copy Share
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 Copy Share
I did have fun, for example, in The Black Hole which was very popular among youngsters. — Maximilian Schell Copy Share
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 Copy Share
My mother was an actress and a director, as well. And my father was a playwright and poet. — Maximilian Schell Copy Share
I am America's number-one fan. I like your food. Especially corn flakes. — Maximilian Schell Copy Share
I never played the right roles, or very rarely got the right roles offered, except on stage. — Maximilian Schell Copy Share
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 Copy Share
Everything you do has certain significance, a certain weight. I think there is a film in everyone. — Maximilian Schell Copy Share
I think there's a poet who wrote once a tragedy by Shakespeare, a symphony by Beethoven and a thunderstorm are based on the same… — Maximilian Schell Copy Share
The interesting thing is that I found scenes which I put together which could appeal to almost every woman, or apply to almost every… — Maximilian Schell Copy Share
