When I used Claudia [Cardinale] for example, in Once Upon a Time in the West, she represented the birth of American matriarchy. Because women had enormous weight in America.
Sergio LeoneWhere life had no value, death, sometimes, had its price. That is why the bounty killers appeared.
Sergio LeoneI was born in 1929, and in the 50 years from 1930 to 1980, I've been able to live an unbelievably varied century. Before, you could never have seen such intense change in a 50-year span.
Sergio LeoneI can't see America any other way than with a European's eyes. It fascinates me and terrifies me at the same time.
Sergio Leone