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Roberto Benigni Quotes

In Italy, the country where fascism was born, we have a particular relation with the Holocaust, but as a turning point in history it belongs to everybody in the world. It is a part of humanity Picture Quote #1

The first movie I saw - and I don’t know if it influenced me - was Ben Hur. We watched it outside in a corn field, and it ran backwards, so the first movie I ever saw was Ben Hur backwards Picture Quote #1

The first movie I saw - and I don’t know if it influenced me - was ‘Ben Hur’ Picture Quote #1

I’m a storyteller: the crux of the matter is to reach beauty, poetry; it doesn’t matter if that is comedy or tragedy. They’re the same if you reach the beauty Picture Quote #1

When I was a little boy, I was reading Dante and I was saying to myself ‘Bravo, Dante, Bravo.’ It’s so beautiful, the music, the sound, the meaning. I felt like calling him by phone, like a friend Picture Quote #1

The most important thing is to continue to be yourself. The day after the Oscars, you have to get on with your life. To be honest and true to yourself Picture Quote #1

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I could have made a small film and kept all the money from ‘Life is Beautiful’. Instead, I spent more money than I had on ‘Pinocchio’, a very risky film Picture Quote #1

Dante Alighieri is a universal poet, and great creators, they are writing for everybody always. Every single verse is very moving, and the beauty - if we don’t understand, we just stay listening to the sound and it’s like hearing music Picture Quote #1

I would like to thank my parents in Vergaio, a little village in Italy. They gave me the biggest gift: poverty Picture Quote #1

You’re serving. You’re not a servant. Serving is a supreme art. God is the first servant. God serves men but he’s not a servant to men. - Eliseo Orefice Picture Quote #1

Fellini and Bunuel changed my life for me, they are my favourites. If it is true that movies are dreams, both of them, Fellini and Bunuel were shooting in a dream way Picture Quote #1

I do not think the American peoples are idiots. They are a very playful and sensitive people! I know them! Picture Quote #1

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When I first saw a Fellini movie, I came out of the movie theatre and decided to become a lawyer! I thought to myself, it’s impossible to make something so beautiful! Picture Quote #1

The first movie I saw - and I don’t know if it influenced me - was Ben Hur. We watched it outside in a corn field, and it ran backwards, so the first movie I ever saw was Ben Hur backwards Picture Quote #1

For me, Fellini was like a watermelon. It is there. A watermelon cannot die Picture Quote #1

I thank my parents for the greatest gift of all: poverty Picture Quote #1

To laugh or cry is the most beautiful thing in the world Picture Quote #1

It’s a sign of mediocrity when you demonstrate gratitude with moderation Picture Quote #1

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Fellini belongs to nature Picture Quote #1

My duty is to try to reach beauty. Cinema is emotion. When you laugh you cry Picture Quote #1

Sometimes poetry, it is incomprehensible. But we need incomprehensible stuff! It is very healthy to talk about incomprehensible things! It is very healthy! We need it! Picture Quote #1

My mother and my father went to the cinema for the first time when I made my first movie in 1978 Picture Quote #1

Maybe sometimes I have been wrong with some movies. Anyway, I try to do my best Picture Quote #1

The exquisite truth is to believe in something that maybe you know is a fiction, but you believe in it willingly Picture Quote #1

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To be in front of an audience and pretending, and to lie, this is the principle of acting Picture Quote #1

I remember in the circus learning that the clown was the prince, the high prince. I always thought that the high prince was the lion or the magician, but the clown is the most important Picture Quote #1

My father was a farmer and my mother was a farmer, but, my childhood was very good. I am very grateful for my childhood, because it was full of gladness and good humanity Picture Quote #1

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In Italy, the country where fascism was born, we have a particular relation with the Holocaust, but as a turning point in history it belongs to everybody in the world. It is a part of humanity (Roberto Benigni Quotes) The first movie I saw - and I don’t know if it influenced me - was Ben Hur. We watched it outside in a corn field, and it ran backwards, so the first movie I ever saw was Ben Hur backwards. (Roberto Benigni Quotes) The first movie I saw - and I don’t know if it influenced me - was ‘Ben Hur’ (Roberto Benigni Quotes) I’m a storyteller: the crux of the matter is to reach beauty, poetry; it doesn’t matter if that is comedy or tragedy. They’re the same if you reach the beauty. (Roberto Benigni Quotes) When I was a little boy, I was reading Dante and I was saying to myself ‘Bravo, Dante, Bravo.’ It’s so beautiful, the music, the sound, the meaning. I felt like calling him by phone, like a friend. (Roberto Benigni Quotes) The most important thing is to continue to be yourself. The day after the Oscars, you have to get on with your life. To be honest and true to yourself (Roberto Benigni Quotes) I could have made a small film and kept all the money from ‘Life is Beautiful’. Instead, I spent more money than I had on ‘Pinocchio’, a very risky film (Roberto Benigni Quotes) Dante Alighieri is a universal poet, and great creators, they are writing for everybody always. Every single verse is very moving, and the beauty - if we don’t understand, we just stay listening to the sound and it’s like hearing music (Roberto Benigni Quotes) I would like to thank my parents in Vergaio, a little village in Italy. They gave me the biggest gift: poverty (Roberto Benigni Quotes) You’re serving. You’re not a servant. Serving is a supreme art. God is the first servant. God serves men but he’s not a servant to men. - Eliseo Orefice (Roberto Benigni Quotes) Fellini and Bunuel changed my life for me, they are my favourites. If it is true that movies are dreams, both of them, Fellini and Bunuel were shooting in a dream way (Roberto Benigni Quotes) I do not think the American peoples are idiots. They are a very playful and sensitive people! I know them! (Roberto Benigni Quotes) When I first saw a Fellini movie, I came out of the movie theatre and decided to become a lawyer! I thought to myself, it’s impossible to make something so beautiful! (Roberto Benigni Quotes) The first movie I saw - and I don’t know if it influenced me - was Ben Hur. We watched it outside in a corn field, and it ran backwards, so the first movie I ever saw was Ben Hur backwards (Roberto Benigni Quotes) For me, Fellini was like a watermelon. It is there. A watermelon cannot die (Roberto Benigni Quotes) I thank my parents for the greatest gift of all: poverty (Roberto Benigni Quotes) To laugh or cry is the most beautiful thing in the world (Roberto Benigni Quotes) It’s a sign of mediocrity when you demonstrate gratitude with moderation (Roberto Benigni Quotes) Fellini belongs to nature (Roberto Benigni Quotes) My duty is to try to reach beauty. Cinema is emotion. When you laugh you cry (Roberto Benigni Quotes) Sometimes poetry, it is incomprehensible. But we need incomprehensible stuff! It is very healthy to talk about incomprehensible things! It is very healthy! We need it! (Roberto Benigni Quotes) My mother and my father went to the cinema for the first time when I made my first movie in 1978 (Roberto Benigni Quotes) Maybe sometimes I have been wrong with some movies. Anyway, I try to do my best (Roberto Benigni Quotes) The exquisite truth is to believe in something that maybe you know is a fiction, but you believe in it willingly (Roberto Benigni Quotes) To be in front of an audience and pretending, and to lie, this is the principle of acting (Roberto Benigni Quotes) I remember in the circus learning that the clown was the prince, the high prince. I always thought that the high prince was the lion or the magician, but the clown is the most important (Roberto Benigni Quotes) My father was a farmer and my mother was a farmer, but, my childhood was very good. I am very grateful for my childhood, because it was full of gladness and good humanity (Roberto Benigni Quotes)