You know, in ten years you’re gonna be playing soccer with your tits, what do you think of that?
BERNARDO BERTOLUCCIAs a loyal believer in the Auteur Theory I first felt editing was but the logical consequence of the way in which one shoots. But, what I learned is that it is actually another writing.
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Having no children had been a kind of choice up to the moment when, from a choice, it became a sadness.
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I was writing poems when I was young, you know, because my father was a poet, so it was absolutely normal to follow my father.
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A dolly move is a moral commitment.
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To explore technology for me is something that I have to do. Otherwise, I feel completely left in the back… abandoned.
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A name? Oh, Jesus Christ. Ah, God, I’ve been called by a million names all my life. I don’t want a name. I’m better off with a grunt or a groan for a name.
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As a loyal believer in the Auteur Theory I first felt editing was but the logical consequence of the way in which one shoots. But, what I learned is that it is actually another writing.
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There you have Quentin playing with kung-fu. That’s why the independents are the most interesting.
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I think that I used to love Hollywood movies. I remember great phases and moments. But, unfortunately, now is not the moment.
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I don’t see my movies. I think it’s healthier and safer to keep a bit of distance. I’m afraid to be disappointed.
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A monoculture is not only Hollywood, but Americans trying to export democracy.
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Commuting in a wheelchair is not easy. I live in a very old part of Rome. These cobbles everywhere… terrible! In London, it is the same. Every pavement is uneven.
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After many, many years, I fell out of love with politics. It’s not something I like but it’s the truth.
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I don’t film messages. I let the post office take care of those.
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Every film I have made has corresponded to a very special moment of my life. I like to think that if someone wanted to reconstruct the story of my life, they can just see my movies and know what I have been through.
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Young people now don’t care for politics. It isn’t present in life as it used to be. And increasingly I like films which reflect present-day reality.
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