Cinema through spectacle, through the entertainment of spectacle, tells the story of many actual problems in life. Because who ever doesn't want to read between the lines can just enjoy the entertainment and the show and can go home happy. — Sergio Leone Copy Share Image
Virginia Woolf was one example. She was called the "Lover of 100 Gangsters." — Sergio Leone Copy Share
I don't enter into particulars with [Ennio Morricone]. I give him the feeling and the suggestions of the characters. — Sergio Leone Copy Share
It is clear that the vehicle of the western was a very interesting vehicle for me to contraband some of my ideas. — Sergio Leone Copy Share
Especially in gangster films, with the gangster's moll - she would always be more or less of an object. And I'm not convinced of… — Sergio Leone Copy Share
When you manage to express something with a look and the music instead of saying it with words or having the character speak, I… — Sergio Leone Copy Share
My mother was an actress. My father was an actor and a director. I am the son of filmmakers. — Sergio Leone Copy Share
It's a little hard to avoid putting both war and politics in, in that they both come into the activity, but on their own.… — Sergio Leone Copy Share
My films are often characterized by the lack of women present in them, except for this last one [Once Upon a Time in America]. — Sergio Leone Copy Share
I don't want to do a war film per se. Nor do I want to do a political film. — Sergio Leone Copy Share
I'm not saying that the Americans had the same impact as the Jesuits, but I do see them as a very specialized populace, even… — Sergio Leone Copy Share
The world is in America. In Italy is only Italy. France is full of France. Germany is full of Germany. In a continent that… — Sergio Leone Copy Share
What I do is give Ennio Morricone suggestions and describe to him my characters, and then, quite often, he'll possibly write five themes for… — Sergio Leone Copy Share
I didn't want [actress] just to be a woman standing at the window, waving hello and goodbye to men as they came and went… — Sergio Leone Copy Share
Sometimes, I even recite the role to the actor if it's not clear. And I beg them not to imitate me, because I'm not… — Sergio Leone Copy Share
