Fellini belongs to nature.

For me, Fellini was like a watermelon. It is there. A watermelon cannot die.

My mother brought me magicians and witches, because I was very ugly, really revolting. So she thought somebody had put a spell on me - this is the truth - so she made me drink some horrible terrifying potions, for year.

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.

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!

I thank my parents for the greatest gift of all: poverty

To laugh or cry is the most beautiful thing in the world