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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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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.

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The offers I get are for grandfathers, uncles - and they often die very quickly in the script.

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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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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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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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I would love to do parts I have never done before, but unfortunately, if you have had success in a particular type of character, the casting agents think, 'Oh! We'll have something exactly like that.' It's very boring.

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My parents were brought up in families which believed theatre people weren't to be trusted. But they were nice people.

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During my military service, I performed a sketch in which I played a flea called Max. So when critics kept misspelling my name, I decided to change it and thought, 'Ah! Max!'

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I owe Mr. Bergman so much.

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Biography

Nationality: Swedish

Type: Actor

Born: April 10th, 1929

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