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.

I think English is a fantastic, rich and musical language, but of course your mother tongue is the most important for an actor

A vacation spot out of season always has a very special magic

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

All my life I've been looking for diversity

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'm not in retirement. I just don't want to work so much, and I don't get that many offers any more.