We take solace in refining the details and extending the dream as long as we can. The adjustment back to normalcy after pouring every ounce of energy into your film is indeed tough and many of us don't even have the luxury of falling back on being the head of a national theater company to keep us busy. How will I put up with it?' A few months later he resigned his post as head of the theatre. Bergman wrote in his diary that since the filming had ended and his stars and crew were headed back home, he was left alone, depressed, and self-pitying: 'On Monday the endless saga at the Royal Dramatic Theatre begins again. Even Ingmar Bergman admitted to a general malaise after production on Persona wrapped in 1965.
Those of you who have finished a project know that the post-post production life can be a bit difficult.