I don't believe in total freedom for the artist. Left on his own, free to do anything he likes, the artist ends up doing nothing at all. If there's one thing that's dangerous for an artist, it's precisely this question…

Quote by Federico Fellini

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

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

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...

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.

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...

Fate is written in the face.

Fate is written in the face.

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...

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...

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.

Experience is what you get while looking for something else.

Experience is what you get while looking for something else.

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...

Cinema is an old whore, like circus and variety, who knows how to give many...

Cinema is an old whore, like circus and variety, who knows how to give many...

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.

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...

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.

Cinema is an old whore, like circus and variety, who knows how to give many...

Cinema is an old whore, like circus and variety, who knows how to give many...

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...

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.

If it weren't for the last minute, nothing would get done...

If it weren't for the last minute, nothing would get done...

Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.

Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.