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)
Love is a process of mythmaking.
I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.
The visionary is the only realist.
Cinema is a woman, and women are unpredictable.
What is a hero? A man who is afraid but does it anyway.
I prefer the folly of enthusiasm to the indifference of wisdom.
The great enemy of clear language is insincerity.
Every man's life is a fairy tale written by God's fingers.
I think television has betrayed the meaning of democratic communication.
The public doesn't mind people living mad, as long as they dress like their neighbors.
I always wonder why nobody makes films about the sea.
The word 'happiness' would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness.
Cinema is my religion. It is a profound art.
Imagination is the only weapon in the war against reality.
I don't know, I don't know anything.
The artist is always alone, even when surrounded by people.
Rome is a poem. It is a city of dreams.
Satire is the weapon of the weak against the strong.
To live is to dream, and to dream is to live.
Film is like a battleground. Love, hate, action, violence, death. In a word, passion.
Contemporaries of Federico Fellini
Other Film & Theaters born within 50 years of Federico Fellini (1920–1993).