The first movie I saw - and I don't know if it influenced me - was 'Ben Hur'. — Roberto Benigni Copy Share Image
The first movie I saw - and I don't know if it influenced me - was Ben Hur. We watched it outside… — Roberto Benigni Copy Share Image
When I was a little boy, I was reading Dante and I was saying to myself 'Bravo, Dante, Bravo.' It's so beautiful, the music,… — Roberto Benigni Copy Share Image
'The Tiger And The Snow' is a beautiful movie. I am in love with this idea. — Roberto Benigni Copy Share Image
The first movie I saw - and I don't know if it influenced me - was 'Ben Hur'. — Roberto Benigni Copy Share Image
My mother brought me magicians and witches, because I was very ugly, really revolting. So she thought somebody had put a spell on me… — Roberto Benigni Copy Share Image
Only comedians can talk about death, life, God and Virgin Mary. If I was a tragic actor, I couldn't allow myself. But with this… — Roberto Benigni Copy Share Image
I'm a storyteller: the crux of the matter is to reach beauty, poetry; it doesn't matter if that is comedy or tragedy. They're the… — Roberto Benigni Copy Share Image
I grew up in Tuscany in a very poor family. My father was a farmer and my mother was a farmer, but, my childhood… — Roberto Benigni Copy Share Image
My duty is to try to reach beauty. Cinema is emotion. When you laugh you cry. — Roberto Benigni Copy Share Image
What is more simple than to tell to a little boy, 'This is not the truth, it is a game?' — Roberto Benigni Copy Share Image
I would like to thank my parents in Vergaio, a little village in Italy. They gave me the biggest gift: poverty. — Roberto Benigni Copy Share Image
I could have made a small film and kept all the money from 'Life is Beautiful'. Instead, I spent more money than I had… — Roberto Benigni Copy Share Image
