Federico Fellini
Master of surreal, dreamlike cinema
Most quoted
"Talking about dreams is like talking about movies, since the cinema uses the language of dreams; years can pass in a second and you can hop from one place to another."
— from Interview
"I don’t like the idea of ‘understanding’ a film. I don’t believe that rational understanding is an essential element in the reception of any work of art."
— from Interview, 1965
"I don't like the idea of 'understanding' a film. I don't believe that rational understanding is an essential element in the reception of any work of art."
— from Interview
All quotes by Federico Fellini (334)
The most beautiful things are those that are not said.
I don't make films to teach, I make films to feel.
The most important thing is to be honest, even if you are a fool.
The cinema is a miracle.
The only way to understand life is to live it without fear.
The artist is a man who is always trying to find himself.
The most beautiful things are those that are not understood.
The only way to make a film is to be a dreamer.
I don't believe in logic, I believe in intuition.
The cinema is a dream that comes true.
All art is autobiographical; the pearl is the oyster's reaction to disease.
Censorship is advertising paid by the government.
Cinema is an old and very honorable art form.
I don’t like the idea of ‘understanding’ a film. I don’t believe that rational understanding is an essential element in the reception of any work of art.
The artist is the medium through which humanity expresses itself.
Reality is a dream, and dreams are reality.
I am trying to capture the dreams of Italians.
Humor is the mask of tragedy.
The only reality is the one we invent.
Films are dreams we dream with our eyes open.
Contemporaries of Federico Fellini
Other Film & Theaters born within 50 years of Federico Fellini (1920–1993).