Background Quote by Max von Sydow

Mr. Bergman was a man of great working discipline. He forced everyone to concentrate when it was important. No disturbing noise during rehearsal. A…

— Max von Sydow

Ingmar Bergman is a long way from me, but I admire him. He, too, concentrates a great deal on individuals; and although the individual…

— Michelangelo Antonioni

Mr. Bergman had a great imagination and saw the possibilities within every one of his actors, and he gave us great challenges. It was…

— Max von Sydow

Bergman was courageous in choosing people to do things that they themselves might not expect to play.

— Max von Sydow

Bergman's my favorite filmmaker, if I had to choose.

— Robert Eggers

I would not have made any of my films or written scripts such as Taxi Driver had it not been for Ingmar Bergman, What…

— Paul Schrader

I have always admired him (Bergman), and I wish I could be an equally good filmmaker as he is, but it will never happen.…

— Steven Spielberg

Ellis's understanding of himself and the world around him certainly develops because of his adventures, and part of that development comes through recognizing other…

— Margaret Mahy

The irrepressible spirit that made his playing seem like good conversation is the Rubinstein legacy for pianists, if they can pick up their heads…

— Donal Henahan

I like the way Mahler wandered about in his music and still retained his passion. He must have looked like an earthquake walking down…

— Charles Bukowski

Lennon was very helpful. What he taught me seems completely obvious: he expected people to treat each other well.

— Annie Leibovitz

The real composer thinks about his work the whole time; he is not always conscious of this, but he is aware of it later…

— Igor Stravinsky