Dario Fo
Nobel-winning commedia dell'arte revivalist of Accidental Death of an Anarchist, Fo's farce delivered quotable anti-authority jabs.
Quotes by Dario Fo
Laughter is the most effective weapon against power.
A people that does not know its history is condemned to repeat it, but a people that knows its history and does nothing is even more condemned.
The theatre is a place where you can tell the truth without being killed.
The jester's role is to make people laugh, but also to make them think.
The powerful are always afraid of laughter, because laughter is a sign of freedom.
Truth is a revolutionary act.
The artist must be a provocateur, a disturber of the peace.
Comedy is a serious business.
The theatre is a mirror of society, but it is also a hammer to shape it.
To be a jester is to be a free man.
The greatest danger is not to be afraid, but to be silent.
Culture is not a luxury, it is a necessity.
The power of the people is in their ability to laugh at power.
The artist has a responsibility to speak truth to power.
Humor is a weapon of the weak against the strong.
The theatre is a place where we can imagine a different world.
To be an intellectual is to be a traitor to your class, if your class is the ruling class.
The greatest revolution is to change people's minds.
The jester is the only one who can tell the king the truth without losing his head.
Art is not a mirror held up to reality, but a hammer with which to shape it.