Bernardo Bertolucci Quotes

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• I don't think you can in any way export culture with guns or tanks.
• I left the ending ambiguous, because that is the way life is.
• If New York is the Big Apple, tonight Hollywood is the Big Nipple.
• As a loyal believer in the Auteur Theory I first felt editing was but the logical consequence of the way in which one shoots. But,…
• I like to be in a huis clos, as the French say - in one place. Its something that in general can create a bit…
• I'm no longer interested in making political films. There's something old-fashioned about them. Young people now don't care for politics. It isn't present in life…
• This is something that I dream about: to live films, to arrive at the point at which one can live for films, can think cinematographically,…
• Every film I have made has corresponded to a very special moment of my life. I like to think that if someone wanted to reconstruct…
• A dolly move is a moral commitment.
• I don't film messages. I let the post office take care of those.
• I am still against any kind of censorship. It's a subject in my life that has been very important.
• A monoculture is not only Hollywood, but Americans trying to export democracy.
• I remember being young in the 1960s... we had a great sense of the future, a great big hope. This is what is missing in…
• I think that I used to love Hollywood movies. I remember great phases and moments. But, unfortunately, now is not the moment.
• After many, many years, I fell out of love with politics. It's not something I like but it's the truth.
• I don't see my movies. I think it's healthier and safer to keep a bit of distance. I'm afraid to be disappointed.
• I haven't made a movie for a while, but I've watched a lot. It's my major waste of time. I like to work, but also…
• I like that 3D is based on the fact that you look with two eyes, so two cameras imitate that.
• Sometimes you are in sync with the times, sometimes you are in advance, sometimes you are late.
• There's no more film; now everything's digital. I welcome this. It's fantastic for me to have a new chance.

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