Paolo Sorrentino Quotes

• There are contemporary artists that I hate with all my heart. These are provocateurs that are without feeling. Where is the real emotion?

  Paolo Sorrentino

  Hate, Real, Heart

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• The fear of old age is something that one feels when they're younger. Once you get to being old, you're already there, so you don't even think about it anymore.

  Paolo Sorrentino

  Thinking, Age, Old You

  "Director's Cut: Paolo Sorrentino ('The Great Beauty')". Interview with David Ehrlich, www.mtv.com. November 14, 2013.

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• I think cinema has this beautiful component. It's a universal language.

  Paolo Sorrentino

  Beautiful, Thinking, Cinema

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• I don't use Twitter. I'm a serious person.

  Paolo Sorrentino

  Serious Person, Use, Serious

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• There's one thing that I like about Rome that was stated by Napoleon: that from sublime to pathetic is only one step away. And in Rome there's a constant shifting between sublime and pathetic.

  Paolo Sorrentino

  Rome, Sublime, Shifting

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• The way I work with my cinematographer is not based on general principles, but the ideas are triggered by the locations where we shoot.

  Paolo Sorrentino

  Ideas, Principles, Way

  "Paolo Sorrentino Talks Roman Decadence in 'The Great Beauty'". Interview with Brian Brooks, www.filmlinc.org. November 14, 2013.

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• I usually don't say anything to the actors. It works better for me because when they come to the set, they are at the same time scared and excited because they are not well aware of what will happen.

  Paolo Sorrentino

  Say Anything, Actors, Scared

  "Paolo Sorrentino Talks Roman Decadence in 'The Great Beauty'". Interview with Brian Brooks, www.filmlinc.org. November 14, 2013.

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• Thank you to Italy. That is a crazy country but beautiful.

  Paolo Sorrentino

  Beautiful, Country, Crazy

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• The thing is, even though you think a lot about your movie, and there's a lot of preparation behind it, the final end result completely goes beyond it. It's not something you're aware of.

  Paolo Sorrentino

  Thinking, Preparation, Finals

  "Director's Cut: Paolo Sorrentino ('The Great Beauty')". FILM.COM Interview, www.mtv.com. November 14, 2013.

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• Wasting time is something that people do or feel all over the world, not just in Italy.

  Paolo Sorrentino

  People, World, Wasting Time

  "Paolo Sorrentino Explains How ‘The Great Beauty’ Is About More Than Italy’s Weary Upper Class" by Eric Kohn, www.indiewire.com. November 14, 2013.

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• I hibernate. I hibernate until the next project takes shape in my mind.

  Paolo Sorrentino

  Mind, Shapes, Next

  "And the Winner Is: 'The Great Beauty' for Best Foreign Language Film". Interview with Sydney Levine, www.indiewire.com. March 3, 2014.

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• I do read a lot. I read more than I watch movies.

  Paolo Sorrentino

  Watches, Watch Movie

  "And the Winner Is: 'The Great Beauty' for Best Foreign Language Film". Interview with Sydney Levine, www.indiewire.com. March 3, 2014.

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• It's better to face some problems as soon as you can.

  Paolo Sorrentino

  Problem

  Source: www.chicagotribune.com

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• Andreotti had style and class; Berlusconi does not

  Paolo Sorrentino

  Class, Style, Doe

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