Maximilian Schell Quotes

Maximilian Schell — Swiss Actor born on December 08, 1930,

Maximilian Schell was an Austrian and Swiss film and stage actor, who also wrote, directed and produced some of his own films. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for the 1961 American film Judgment at Nuremberg, his second acting role in Hollywood. His parents were involved in the arts and he grew up surrounded by acting and literature. While he was a child, his family fled Vienna in 1938 when Austria was annexed by Nazi Germany, and they settled in Zurich, Switzerland. After World War II ended, Schell took up acting or directing full-time. He appeared in numerous German films, often anti-war, before moving on to Hollywood... (wikipedia)

I think there's a poet who wrote once a tragedy by Shakespeare, a symphony by Beethoven and a thunderstorm are based on the same elements. I think that's a beautiful line.

First love is first love, first marriage is first marriage, disappointment is disappointment.

To be honest, I don't think I'm an actor. I'm a creator - or try to be.

I'm always happy when I'm left alone, but if somebody comes and is nice, then we talk.

And it's interesting, but I'm always interested in the story behind the story.