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Max von Sydow

"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."

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"There are only Epicureans, either crude or refined; Christ was the most refined."

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"To endure the cross is not tragedy; it is the suffering which is the fruit of an exclusive allegiance to Jesus Christ."

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"Jesus Christ came into my prison cell last night, and every stone flashed like a ruby."

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"If any man be in Christ, he's a new preacher. The old things are passed away and all things become new."

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"The supernatural birth of Christ, his miracles, his resurrection and ascension, remain eternal truths, whatever doubts may be cast on their reality as historical facts."

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"John Paul II made it clear that... liberation theology based on the teaching of Jesus Christ was necessary, but liberation theology that used a Marxist analysis was unacceptable."

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"Farewell all relations and friends in Christ; farewell acquaintances and all earthly enjoyments; farewell reading and preaching, praying and believing, wanderings, reproaches, and sufferings."

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"We pray that the deceitful race - such hateful enemies and blasphemers of the name of Christ - be not allowed to further infect and trouble this new colony."

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"Thanksgiving is a season that is very much in accord with the themes and teachings of Jesus Christ."

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"The curse of Adam and Eve that fell upon the earth because of their sin will be lifted when Christ returns."

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Max von Sydow
"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."

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Max von Sydow
"I'm getting too old to play some parts, but I'm still greedy."

Old

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Max von Sydow
"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."

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Max von Sydow
"Playing Christ, I began to feel shut away from the world. A newspaper became one of my biggest luxuries. I noticed that some of my close friends began treating me with reverence."

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Max von Sydow
"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."

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Max von Sydow
"I began imagining scenes in public which some drunk would come up to me and slap me in the face. Nothing like that ever happened, but I often wonder if I would have turned the other cheek."

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Max von Sydow
"Perhaps I scare people. I don't know why."

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Max von Sydow
"All my life I've been looking for diversity."

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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 felt meaningful."

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Max von Sydow
"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."

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