Cinema is an old whore, like circus and variety, who knows how to give many kinds of pleasure. Besides, you can't teach old fleas new dogs.

Quote by Federico Fellini

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Money is everywhere but so is poetry. What we lack are the poets.

Money is everywhere but so is poetry. What we lack are the poets.

The public has lost the habit of movie-going because the cinema no longer possesses the...

The public has lost the habit of movie-going because the cinema no longer possesses the...

It is only when I am doing my work that I feel truly alive.

It is only when I am doing my work that I feel truly alive.

Talking about dreams is like talking about movies, since the cinema uses the language of...

Talking about dreams is like talking about movies, since the cinema uses the language of...

Realism is a bad word. In a sense everything is realistic. I see no line...

Realism is a bad word. In a sense everything is realistic. I see no line...

It's easier to be faithful to a restaurant than it is to a woman.

It's easier to be faithful to a restaurant than it is to a woman.

Censorship is advertising paid by the government.

Censorship is advertising paid by the government.

All art is autobiographical. The pearl is the oyster's autobiography.

All art is autobiographical. The pearl is the oyster's autobiography.

Hype is the awkward and desperate attempt to convince journalists that what you've made is...

Hype is the awkward and desperate attempt to convince journalists that what you've made is...

Even if I set out to make a film about a fillet of sole, it...

Even if I set out to make a film about a fillet of sole, it...

There is no end. There is no beginning. There is only the passion of life.

There is no end. There is no beginning. There is only the passion of life.

A good opening and a good ending make for a good film provide they come...

A good opening and a good ending make for a good film provide they come...

God may not play dice but he enjoys a good round of Trivial Pursuit every...

God may not play dice but he enjoys a good round of Trivial Pursuit every...

I discovered that what's really important for a creator isn't what we vaguely define as...

I discovered that what's really important for a creator isn't what we vaguely define as...

I think television has betrayed the meaning of democratic speech, adding visual chaos to the...

I think television has betrayed the meaning of democratic speech, adding visual chaos to the...

Censorship is advertising paid by the government.

Censorship is advertising paid by the government.

I think television has betrayed the meaning of democratic speech, adding visual chaos to the...

I think television has betrayed the meaning of democratic speech, adding visual chaos to the...

Today's audience knows more about what's on television than what's in life.

Today's audience knows more about what's on television than what's in life.

The screen is a magic medium. It has such power that it can retain interest...

The screen is a magic medium. It has such power that it can retain interest...

The principal contributor to loneliness in this country is television. What happens is that the...

The principal contributor to loneliness in this country is television. What happens is that the...