I was seduced by the nouvelle vague, because it was really reinventing everything. And the Italian cinema that one would see in the theaters in the late '50s, early '60s was Italian comedy, Italian style, which, to me, was like the end of neo-realism. I think cinema all over the world was influenced by it, which was Italy finding its freedom at the end of fascism, the end of the Nazi invasion. It was a kind of incredible energy. Then, late '50s, early '60s, the neo-realism lost its great energy and became comedy.

You know, in ten years you're gonna be playing soccer with your tits, what do you think of that?

A dolly move is a moral commitment.

I don't film messages. I let the post office take care of those.

I don't think you can in any way export culture with guns or tanks.

After many, many years, I fell out of love with politics. It's not something I like but it's the truth.

I am still against any kind of censorship. It's a subject in my life that has been very important.