The first movie I saw - and I don't know if it influenced me - was Ben Hur. We watched it outside in a corn field, and it ran backwards, so the first movie I ever saw was Ben Hur…

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For me, Fellini was like a watermelon. It is there. A watermelon cannot die.

For me, Fellini was like a watermelon. It is there. A watermelon cannot die.

I remember in the circus learning that the clown was the prince, the high prince....

I remember in the circus learning that the clown was the prince, the high prince....

Fellini belongs to nature.

Fellini belongs to nature.

In Italy, the country where fascism was born, we have a particular relation with the...

In Italy, the country where fascism was born, we have a particular relation with the...

My duty is to try to reach beauty. Cinema is emotion. When you laugh you...

My duty is to try to reach beauty. Cinema is emotion. When you laugh you...

My mother brought me magicians and witches, because I was very ugly, really revolting. So...

My mother brought me magicians and witches, because I was very ugly, really revolting. So...

My father was a farmer and my mother was a farmer, but, my childhood was...

My father was a farmer and my mother was a farmer, but, my childhood was...

When I first saw a Fellini movie, I came out of the movie theatre and...

When I first saw a Fellini movie, I came out of the movie theatre and...

It's a sign of mediocrity when you demonstrate gratitude with moderation.

It's a sign of mediocrity when you demonstrate gratitude with moderation.