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

Topics: Freedom Quotes

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...

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.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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.

You exist only in what you do.

You exist only in what you do.

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.

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.

A created thing is never invented and it is never true: it is always and...

A created thing is never invented and it is never true: it is always and...

Censorship is advertising paid by the government.

Censorship is advertising paid by the government.

Censorship, like charity, should begin at home, but, unlike charity, it should end there.

Censorship, like charity, should begin at home, but, unlike charity, it should end there.

If in other lands the press and books and literature of all kinds are censored,...

If in other lands the press and books and literature of all kinds are censored,...

I'm opposed to censorship of any kind, especially by government. But it's plain common sense...

I'm opposed to censorship of any kind, especially by government. But it's plain common sense...

That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves.

That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves.