Stanley Kubrick is one of the geniuses of this century.

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.

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

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

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

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.

To be in front of an audience and pretending, and to lie, this is the principle of acting.