Bernardo Bertolucci Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“I wanted already to be a filmmaker after I saw 'La Dolce Vita.'”

“'Dreamers' was because I really wanted to go back after I heard so much nonsense about '68. I wanted to go back to what for me was '68, when young people thought that they could change the world.”

“I like to be in a huis clos, as the French say - in one place. It's something that in general can create a bit of claustrophobia. But for me, claustrophobia becomes almost immediately claustrophilia. I love it!”

“I wanted to have a reaction from the audience. I wanted to be able to talk to somebody, and not be talking just to myself. That's when I did 'The Conformist,' 'Last Tango in Paris,' etc. And I found it was incredibly rewarding, something new.”

“I like being able to see an innocence in people. I see a lot of beauty in youth. Young people are in progress. Their faces and bodies and minds are constantly changing. It's exciting to capture that on film.”

“English dialogue is the best in the world. So dry and direct. The Italian language is beautiful, but it is too literary.”

“I lived in a kind of dream of communism.”

“I make movies in order to make things understood, not to be shocking.”

“I saw 'Avatar' and liked it very much. It was a great achievement.”

“I started very, very young to make movies - I was 21. And at the age of 27, 28, I'd done already three movies.”