Dario Fo

Film & Theater Italy 1926 – 2016 101 quotes

Nobel-winning commedia dell'arte revivalist of Accidental Death of an Anarchist, Fo's farce delivered quotable anti-authority jabs.

Quotes by Dario Fo

Art immortalizes the fleeting moment of rebellion.

Play excerpt 1976

The soul of philosophy lies in questioning the status quo.

Interview 1989

In the theater of life, we are all directors of our fate.

Personal essay 2002

Satire: the art of mocking the mighty with a grin.

Aphorism 1952

True wisdom whispers rebellion.

Letter 1993

Politics is the greatest tragedy, comedy, and farce rolled into one.

Speech 1967

The stage is where dreams confront reality.

Professional observation 1979

Life's profound lesson: embrace the chaos.

Interview 2010

A joke can topple empires faster than armies.

Witty remark 1984

Theater revives the dead voices of history.

Play: Morte accidentale di un anarchico 1956

Injustice thrives in silence; art breaks it.

Speech 1972

Wisdom is the courage to be foolish on stage.

Autobiography 1996

Life is but a performance, applauded by eternity.

Personal reflection 2008

Humor disarms the dictator's armor.

Interview 1964

Philosophy begins where theater ends.

Essay 1981

The artist's rebellion is the spark of change.

Speech 1961

Power's greatest fear is the laughter of the people.

Play excerpt 1977

In life's grand jest, we are all the punchline.

Aphorism 1991

Satire is the scalpel of truth.

Witty remark 1954

Wisdom flows from the fountain of collective memory.

Letter 2003