Gunnar Björnstrand movie quotes

“- Dr. Evald Borg: It's absurd to bring children into this world and think they'll be better off than we were.
- Marianne Borg: That's just an excuse.
- Dr. Evald Borg: Call it what you want. I was an unwanted child in a hellish marriage.”
Gunnar Björnstrand - Dr. Evald Borg
Ingrid Thulin - Marianne Borg

“- Marianne Borg: You're a coward.
- Dr. Evald Borg: Yes. This life sickens me. I will not be forced to take on a responsibility that will make me live for one day longer than I want to. And you know that I mean what I say.”

Ingrid Thulin - Marianne Borg
Gunnar Björnstrand - Dr. Evald Borg

“- Marianne Borg: I know that this is wrong.
- Dr. Evald Borg: There's neither right nor wrong. We act according to our needs.”
Ingrid Thulin - Marianne Borg
Gunnar Björnstrand - Dr. Evald Borg

“Love is nothing but lust and cheating and lies.”
Gunnar Björnstrand - Jöns, squire

“Love is the blackest of all plagues... if one could die of it, there would be some pleasure in love, but you don't die of it.”
Gunnar Björnstrand - Jöns, squire

“Love is as contagious as a cold. It eats away at your strength, morale... If everything is imperfect in this world, love is perfect in its imperfection.”
Gunnar Björnstrand - Jöns, squire

“The important thing is the effort, not what we achieve.”
Gunnar Björnstrand - Mr. Vogler