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title: "2 1930s Quotes By Sergio Leone"
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> [I was born in 1929, and in the 50 years from 1930 to 1980, I've been able to live an unbelievably varied century. Before, you could never have seen such intense change in a 50-year span.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergio-leone/i-was-born-in-1929-and-in-the-50-years-from-1930-to-1980-i-ve-been/)

[Sergio Leone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergio-leone/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/665/sergio-leone-7185_1930s_i-was-born-in-1929-and-in-the-50-years-f_1056203.jpg)

> [Young people of this century, like my son, didn't live through all those things that went on during that period of time, from 1930 to 1950. They're missing that experience. To go from a bicycle to a vehicle that takes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergio-leone/young-people-of-this-century-like-my-son-didn-t-live-through-all/)

[Sergio Leone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergio-leone/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec4/sergio-leone-7185_1930s_young-people-of-this-century-like-my-son_1374067.jpg)

## Other authors on 1930s

## More by Sergio Leone

> [Virginia Woolf was one example. She was called the "Lover of 100 Gangsters."](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergio-leone/virginia-woolf-was-one-example-she-was-called-the-lover-of-100/)

[Sergio Leone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergio-leone/)

> [ I don't enter into particulars with \[Ennio Morricone\]. I give him the feeling and the suggestions of the characters. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergio-leone/i-don-t-enter-into-particulars-with-ennio-morricone-i-give-him-the/)

[Sergio Leone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergio-leone/)

> [It is clear that the vehicle of the western was a very interesting vehicle for me to contraband some of my ideas.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergio-leone/it-is-clear-that-the-vehicle-of-the-western-was-a-very-interesting/)

[Sergio Leone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergio-leone/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergio-leone/especially-in-gangster-films-with-the-gangster-s-moll-she-would/)

[Sergio Leone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergio-leone/)

> [When you manage to express something with a look and the music instead of saying it with words or having the character speak, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergio-leone/when-you-manage-to-express-something-with-a-look-and-the-music/)

[Sergio Leone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergio-leone/)

> [My mother was an actress. My father was an actor and a director. I am the son of filmmakers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergio-leone/my-mother-was-an-actress-my-father-was-an-actor-and-a-director-i-am/)

[Sergio Leone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergio-leone/)

> [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergio-leone/it-s-a-little-hard-to-avoid-putting-both-war-and-politics-in-in-that/)

[Sergio Leone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergio-leone/)

> [ My films are often characterized by the lack of women present in them, except for this last one \[Once Upon a Time in America\]. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergio-leone/my-films-are-often-characterized-by-the-lack-of-women-present-in-them/)

[Sergio Leone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergio-leone/)

> [I always fish out antique ideas, very old ideas.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergio-leone/i-always-fish-out-antique-ideas-very-old-ideas/)

[Sergio Leone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergio-leone/)

> [I don't want to do a war film per se. Nor do I want to do a political film.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergio-leone/i-don-t-want-to-do-a-war-film-per-se-nor-do-i-want-to-do-a-political/)

[Sergio Leone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergio-leone/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergio-leone/i-m-not-saying-that-the-americans-had-the-same-impact-as-the-jesuits/)

[Sergio Leone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergio-leone/)

> [The world is in America. In Italy is only Italy. France is full of France. Germany is full of Germany. In a continent that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergio-leone/the-world-is-in-america-in-italy-is-only-italy-france-is-full-of/)

[Sergio Leone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergio-leone/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergio-leone/what-i-do-is-give-ennio-morricone-suggestions-and-describe-to-him-my/)

[Sergio Leone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergio-leone/)

> [ 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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergio-leone/i-didn-t-want-actress-just-to-be-a-woman-standing-at-the-window/)

[Sergio Leone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergio-leone/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergio-leone/sometimes-i-even-recite-the-role-to-the-actor-if-it-s-not-clear-and-i/)

[Sergio Leone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergio-leone/)

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