--- title: "10 Very Quotes By Max von Sydow" description: "10 Very quotes by Max von Sydow. Plus more from Max von Sydow and more Very sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fab/max-von-sydow-7808_been_the-devil-of-course-must-have-been-or-mu_3084506.jpg" --- > [The Devil, of course, must have been or must be a very charming person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-von-sydow/the-devil-of-course-must-have-been-or-must-be-a-very-charming-person/) [Max von Sydow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-von-sydow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fab/max-von-sydow-7808_been_the-devil-of-course-must-have-been-or-mu_3084506.jpg) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/194/max-von-sydow-7808_find_i-find-it-very-hard-to-take-myself-serio_161007.jpg) > [Film work can be very interesting, but it also can be awfully boring because who creates the film? The actors? No. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-von-sydow/film-work-can-be-very-interesting-but-it-also-can-be-awfully-boring/) [Max von Sydow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-von-sydow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa7/max-von-sydow-7808_actor_film-work-can-be-very-interesting-but-it_1684594.jpg) > [Mr. Bergman had a great imagination and saw the possibilities within every one of his actors, and he gave us great challenges.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-von-sydow/mr-bergman-had-a-great-imagination-and-saw-the-possibilities-within/) [Max von Sydow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-von-sydow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62b/max-von-sydow-7808_actor_mr-bergman-had-a-great-imagination-and-s_550775.jpg) > [Bergman has a very special eye for people. His background taught him to listen and to feel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-von-sydow/bergman-has-a-very-special-eye-for-people-his-background-taught-him/) [Max von Sydow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-von-sydow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/328/max-von-sydow-7808_background_bergman-has-a-very-special-eye-for-peopl_2991366.jpg) > [It's very difficult being an actor and being away for a lot of time, but my sons haven't complained too much too…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-von-sydow/it-s-very-difficult-being-an-actor-and-being-away-for-a-lot-of-time/) [Max von Sydow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-von-sydow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec6/max-von-sydow-7808_actor_it-s-very-difficult-being-an-actor-and-b_803302.jpg) > [I would love to do parts I have never done before, but unfortunately, if you have had success in a particular type…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-von-sydow/i-would-love-to-do-parts-i-have-never-done-before-but-unfortunately/) [Max von Sydow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-von-sydow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6c/max-von-sydow-7808_agents_i-would-love-to-do-parts-i-have-never-do_1165542.jpg) > [I admired Stephen Daldry very much; I think he's a brilliant director, and also, I feel close to him because he has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-von-sydow/i-admired-stephen-daldry-very-much-i-think-he-s-a-brilliant-director/) [Max von Sydow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-von-sydow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f8/max-von-sydow-7808_admired_i-admired-stephen-daldry-very-much-i-thi_3092708.jpg) > [Ingmar Bergman had a great sense of humor, and he had a very special, characteristic laugh that you always recognized - if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-von-sydow/ingmar-bergman-had-a-great-sense-of-humor-and-he-had-a-very-special/) [Max von Sydow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-von-sydow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d33/max-von-sydow-7808_ah_ingmar-bergman-had-a-great-sense-of-humo_1464021.jpg) > [New York is a fascinating city. I think it's a very inspiring city, but it's overpowering when you get older. It tires…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-von-sydow/new-york-is-a-fascinating-city-i-think-it-s-a-very-inspiring-city-but/) [Max von Sydow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-von-sydow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d7/max-von-sydow-7808_city_new-york-is-a-fascinating-city-i-think-i_703681.jpg) ## Other authors on Very ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/very/max-von-sydow/#itemlist", "name": "10 Very Quotes By Max von Sydow", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The Devil, of course, must have been or must be a very charming person.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Max von Sydow" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-von-sydow/the-devil-of-course-must-have-been-or-must-be-a-very-charming-person/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fab/max-von-sydow-7808_been_the-devil-of-course-must-have-been-or-mu_3084506.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fab/max-von-sydow-7808_been_the-devil-of-course-must-have-been-or-mu_3084506.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fab/max-von-sydow-7808_been_the-devil-of-course-must-have-been-or-mu_3084506.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The Devil, of course, must have been or must be a very charming person.” — Max von Sydow", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I find it very hard to take myself seriously.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Max von Sydow" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-von-sydow/i-find-it-very-hard-to-take-myself-seriously/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/194/max-von-sydow-7808_find_i-find-it-very-hard-to-take-myself-serio_161007.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/194/max-von-sydow-7808_find_i-find-it-very-hard-to-take-myself-serio_161007.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/194/max-von-sydow-7808_find_i-find-it-very-hard-to-take-myself-serio_161007.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I find it very hard to take myself seriously.” — Max von Sydow", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Film work can be very interesting, but it also can be awfully boring because who creates the film? 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