Filming is repetition and many takes

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

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.

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.

I've never been in a barroom brawl in my life. I just don't do such things

Producers are not gamblers. They want a good return on their investment.

The more I had to act like a saint, the more I felt like being a sinner.