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I can remember the moment when I suddenly felt that the camera was a living partner. I suddenly felt this is art, and the camera is a co-operative living person. After that I was extremely happy to act in films.

~Erland Josephson

Topics: Act After Art Camera Co-Operative Extremely Felt Films Happy Living Moment Partner Person Remember Suddenly I Can

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I am of the international upper class, the Swedish petit bourgeoisie of Jewish extraction with poor language skills, a conveyor of a few expressions and faces, with some intonation that combines ancient human experience with timely coquetry.

~Erland Josephson

Topics: Am Ancient Bourgeoisie Class Experience Expressions Extraction Faces Few Human Human Experience International Jewish Language Poor Skills Some Swedish Timely Upper I Am

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A man obsessed with failure has succeeded better than others in portraying it.

~Erland Josephson

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I very often get that question: 'What is your real profession?' That's because in Sweden, it is 'not allowed' to have more than one profession - there's something suspicious about it! But nowadays it's more accepted that one can do a lot of things.

~Erland Josephson

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I was mainly a stage actor. I found film acting mechanical, because it was so technical - there was so much technique with the lamps and the movements of the camera.

~Erland Josephson

Topics: Acting Actor Because Camera Film Film Acting Found Lamps Mainly Mechanical Movements Much Stage Technical Technique

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Stage acting is for me the basic form of acting. If you make films all the time, you have so few possibilities to rehearse. And it's important to rehearse, because it gives you the possibility to try things which are not good!

~Erland Josephson

Topics: Acting Basic Because Few Films Form Gives Good Important Make Me Possibilities Possibility Rehearse Stage Things Time Try Which You

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I'm too impatient to wait for things to happen to me. If I should be out of work for two months I would go crazy. So as soon as I'm free, I start writing. While it is necessary for me to write, I know that if I go too long without acting on the stage I don't feel well.

~Erland Josephson

Topics: Acting Crazy Feel Free Go Happen Impatient Know Long Me Months Necessary Out Should Soon Stage Start Things Too Two Wait Well While Without Work Would Write Writing

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Acting has a strong sensual quality that I get such a... you say 'kick' in America? It's a fantastic profession in that way.

~Erland Josephson

Topics: Acting America Fantastic Get Kick Profession Quality Say Sensual Strong Way You

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Biography

Nationality: Swedish

Type: Actor

Born: June 15th, 1923

Died: February 25th, 2012

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