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To laugh or cry is the most b...

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

Roberto Benigni 44 quotes

The first movie I saw - and I...

The first movie I saw - and I don't know if it influenced me - was Ben Hur. We watched it outside in a corn field, and it ran backwards. So the first movie I ever saw was Ben Hur, backwards.

Roberto Benigni 44 quotes

There is nothing more beautif...

There is nothing more beautiful in the world, enough to lose one's head. A sunset with a long nose, a starry sky that lies, a river searching for its father, a beautiful blue forest. It makes you laugh, it makes you cry, it's very mean, generous, magical, universal, a picture of freedom, of unrestrained desire to live, of pain and joy - a joy so powerful and sweet that it restores the souls in every spot on earth. The story of Pinocchio - nothing more beautiful in the world.

Roberto Benigni 44 quotes

The first movie I saw - and I...

The first movie I saw - and I don't know if it influenced me - was 'Ben Hur'.

Roberto Benigni 44 quotes

You're serving. You're not a ...

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

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My mother brought me magician...

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.

Roberto Benigni 44 quotes

Sometimes poetry, it is incom...

Sometimes poetry, it is incomprehensible. But we need incomprehensible stuff! It is very healthy to talk about incomprehensible things! It is very healthy! We need it!

Roberto Benigni 44 quotes

When I first saw a Fellini mo...

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!

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My mother and my father went ...

My mother and my father went to the cinema for the first time when I made my first movie in 1978.

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It's me, it's my habit to per...

It's me, it's my habit to perform live onstage every four, five years. In Italy, it's my habit.

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My duty is to try to reach be...

My duty is to try to reach beauty. Cinema is emotion. When you laugh you cry.

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Fellini and Bunuel changed my...

Fellini and Bunuel changed my life for me, they are my favourites. If it is true that movies are dreams, both of them, Fellini and Bunuel were shooting in a dream way.

Roberto Benigni 44 quotes

The first movie I saw - and I ...

The first movie I saw - and I don't know if it influenced me - was 'Ben Hur'.

Roberto Benigni 44 quotes

The most important thing is to...

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.

Roberto Benigni 44 quotes

Sometimes poetry, it is incomp...

Sometimes poetry, it is incomprehensible. But we need incomprehensible stuff! It is very healthy to talk about incomprehensible things! It is very healthy! We need it!

Roberto Benigni 44 quotes

Only comedians can talk about ...

Only comedians can talk about death, life, God and Virgin Mary. If I was a tragic actor, I couldn't allow myself. But with this accent I can do it. I can talk with death in person because I am a clown. Yes. And I am proud to be a clown - very much.

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I could have made a small film...

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.

Roberto Benigni 44 quotes

Dante Alighieri is a universal...

Dante Alighieri is a universal poet, and great creators, they are writing for everybody always. Every single verse is very moving, and the beauty - if we don't understand, we just stay listening to the sound and it's like hearing music.

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The Divine Comedy' is very sop...

The Divine Comedy' is very sophisticated but also very popular.

Roberto Benigni 44 quotes

It's a sign of mediocrity when...

It's a sign of mediocrity when you demonstrate gratitude with moderation.

Roberto Benigni 44 quotes

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