 Bergman has a very special eye for people. His background taught him to listen and to feel. |
| If Jesus came back today, and saw what was going on in his name, he'd never stop throwing up. |
| When I finished the role of Christ, I felt as though I'd been let out on parole. A man who has served 18 months isn't eager to go back to prison. |
| I'm getting too old to play some parts, but I'm still greedy. |
| I've never been in a barroom brawl in my life. I just don't do such things. |
| In this country, you have movie actors and theatre actors and television actors. |
| A vacation spot out of season always has a very special magic. |
| The more I had to act like a saint, the more I felt like being a sinner. |
| Only very rarely are foreigners or first-generation immigrants allowed to be nice people in American films. Those with an accent are bad guys. |
| Movies give me an opportunity to go places. I'm not only a Swede but an American, not just a man of my time, but I've been living 2,000 years ago-and not just in a new country, America, but in the Holy Land, too. |
| The most difficult part of playing Christ was that I had to keep up the image around the clock. As soon as the picture finished, I returned home to Sweden and tried to find my old self. It took six months to get back to normal. |
| I don't believe in devils. Indifference and misunderstandings can create evil situations. Most of the time, people who appear to be evil are really victims of evil deeds. |
| Playing the role of Christ was like being in a prison. It was the hardest part I've ever had to play in my life. I couldn't smoke or drink in public. I couldn't. |
| In Hollywood they usually cast me as villains or priests. |
| Filming is repetition and many takes. |
| 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 all. |
| Perhaps I scare people. I don't know why. |
| I remember those days with Bergman with great nostalgia. We were aware that the films were going to be quite important, and the work felt meaningful. |
| All my life I've been looking for diversity. |
| Producers are not gamblers. They want a good return on their investment. |
