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"In Hollywood they usually cast me as villains or priests."
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"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."
"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."
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"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."
"The idea of working with Steven Spielberg was very attractive. He's such a master. He knows the language of the camera and of filmmaking, which gives him a great freedom."
"The studio rented a house for my wife in Los Angeles under a phony name to keep reporters away. Whenever I wanted to visit her and my children, I would have to sneak in the back door after dark."
"I think English is a fantastic, rich and musical language, but of course your mother tongue is the most important for an actor."
"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."
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