Max von Sydow Quotes
I'm not in retirement. I just don't want to work so much, and I don't get that many offers any more.
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When I went to drama school, I knew I was at least as talented as other students, but because I was a black man and I wasn't pretty, I knew I would have to work my butt off to be the best that I would be, and to be noticed.
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I retire every time I'm done with a movie. Then I go back. You know, I enjoy sleep. But I love to work; it's fun for me. As long as it continues to be fun, and I'm tolerated by the people around me, I will do it.
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My parents got to see all my hard work pay off.
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I like to work all the time and really immerse myself in the project.
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All the actors I respect, especially old-Hollywood actors, the reason I think so many of them have had long careers is that there is a sort of mystery about them. You don't know what they do on Friday nights when they go home from work. You have no clue. You have this sort of fantasy about them.
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Some people's personalities are so compelling that they command attention.
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You have another little drink, and I'll have another little drink, and maybe we can work up some real family feeling here.
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In the 1970s and 1980s, I got to do some great work. The Oscars are really nice, but the best part is that I had the opportunity to do that kind of work.
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The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same.
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Making $30,000 on my first business deal was exciting, but not as exciting as the sudden knowledge that I did not have to work for anyone again.
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My mother raised us to think that if we worked hard, and if we put our end of the bargain in, it would work out OK for us.
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To be honest, I've made a game out of trying to live through my James Dean, Janis Joplin, Freddie Prinze, Jim Morrison period, those demons that we all have that we're either successful or not at making work for us rather than destroy us.
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I've got a clear line between work and real life.
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I really enjoy laughing at work, and I find that it's easier to do that when you're shooting a comedy.
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I always say, one way to connect with a working mother is to ask her what she has done before work that day!
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I work hard and support myself.
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When I was in advertising, I did a great deal of work on television commercials. A co-worker and I wrote a screenplay, which led to a few more screenplays, and some were optioned by production companies. I was advised to move to California but didn't want to make the move. I decided to use another form of storytelling, so I wrote a novel.
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You've got to have a villain and they'll always make me a villain. I'm used to it – it makes me work harder and it makes me fight harder.
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Believe in the doctrine of perfect sanctification attainable in this life.
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I'm on a lot of nonprofit boards, but if I didn't enjoy it I wouldn't do it. I haven't yet done anything that's transformational in philanthropy. But I hope at some point to target two or three causes or organizations and really make transformational gifts.
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Life should be art, right?
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I was very hesitant about doing a period film. It was very much out of my comfort zone; I'd never done anything like that before.
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I'm not in retirement. I just don't want to work so much, and I don't get that many offers any more.
