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

Topics: Cinema Quotes

The artist is the medium between his fantasies and the rest of the world.

The artist is the medium between his fantasies and the rest of the world.

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...

Nietzsche claimed that his genius was in his nostrils and I think that is a...

Nietzsche claimed that his genius was in his nostrils and I think that is a...

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.

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...

A sign of growing old is when interviewers start asking you,What would you do differently...

A sign of growing old is when interviewers start asking you,What would you do differently...

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...

If I'm a cruel satirist at least I'm not a hyprocrite: I never judge what...

If I'm a cruel satirist at least I'm not a hyprocrite: I never judge what...

Censorship is advertising paid by the government.

Censorship is advertising paid by the government.

When you live with another person for 50 years, all of your memories are invested...

When you live with another person for 50 years, all of your memories are invested...

Fate is written in the face.

Fate is written in the face.

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.

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...

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...

A different language is a different vision of life.

A different language is a different vision of life.

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

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

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...

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...

The way for newspapers to meet the competition of radio and television is simply to...

The way for newspapers to meet the competition of radio and television is simply to...

The closer you come to being yourself on the screen, the longer you last [because]...

The closer you come to being yourself on the screen, the longer you last [because]...