Federico Fellini
Federico Fellini
Federico Felliniwas an Italian film director and screenwriter. Known for his distinct style that blends fantasy and baroque images with earthiness, he is recognized as one of the most influential filmmakers of all time. Some of his films are placed in polls such as in Cahiers du cinéma and Sight & Sound as some of the greatest films of all time, with his 1963 film 8½ being listed as the 10th greatest film of all time by Sight & Sound...
NationalityItalian
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth20 January 1920
CityRimini, Italy
CountryItaly
Don't tell me what I'm doing; I don't want to know.
When I do things without any explanation, but just with spontaneity...I can be sure that I am right.
Nothing is sadder than laughter; nothing more beautiful, more magnificent, more uplifting and enriching than the terror of deep despair.
Like many people, I have no religion, and I am just sitting in a small boat drifting with the tide. I live in the doubts of my duty.... I think there is dignity in this, just to go on working.... Today we stand naked, defenseless, and more alone than at any time in history. We are waiting for something, perhaps another miracle, perhaps the Martians. Who knows?
The only place where you can be a dictator and still be loved is on the movie set
Realism is a bad word. In a sense everything is realistic. I see no line between the imaginary and the real.
No matter what happens, always Keep your childhood innocence. It's the most important thing.
I always direct the same film. I can't distinguish one from the other.
Regrets are a waste of time. They're the past crippling you in the present.
You have to live spherically - in many directions. Never lose your childish enthusiasm - and things will come your way.
You see me in my most virile moment when you see me doing what I do. When I am directing, a special energy comes upon me. ... It is only when I am doing my work that I feel truly alive. It is like having sex.
When the most important times are occurring, we don't even recognize them or notice. We are just busy living our lives. Only looking back do we know what was a great moment in our lives.
I never make moral judgments; I'm not qualified to do so. I am not a censor, a priest, or a politician.
If there were a little more silence, if we all kept quiet...maybe we could understand something.