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8 quotes by Erland Josephson

Erland Josephson (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈæːɭand ˈʝuːsɛfsɔn]; 15 June 1923 – 25 February 2012) was a Swedish actor and author. He was best known by international audiences for his work in films directed by Ingmar Bergman, Andrei Tarkovsky and Theodoros Angelopoulos.
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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... →

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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... →

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

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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.

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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... →

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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... →

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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... →

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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... →

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