Dino De Laurentiis

I always say my age is connected with three Cs. In here, cuore, which means the heart. Up here, cervello, which is…

— Dino De Laurentiis

After the war, there was no industry. We lost the war. We had our whole city destroyed. No money. No studio. No…

— Dino De Laurentiis

Mr Tony Hopkins says he's willing to do it if he likes the script.

— Dino De Laurentiis

After The Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal, the audience would like to know where, when, and who arrests Hannibal Lecter for…

— Dino De Laurentiis

When I cook, my brain stops completely.

— Dino De Laurentiis

The audience wants to be attracted not by the critics, but by a great story. You must deliver to the audience emotion…

— Dino De Laurentiis

I've been very lucky in my long life. On three continents, in diverse cultures, through happy moments, not-so-happy moments, and moments as…

— Dino De Laurentiis

My philosophy is very simple. To feel young, you must work as long as you can.

— Dino De Laurentiis

If you lived in a provincial town like Torre Annunziata, where there was nothing to do in the evening but go to…

— Dino De Laurentiis

I have two young girls, 8 and 10. They really keep me young.

— Dino De Laurentiis

We set ourselves a limit and cut characters which weren't so vital.

— Dino De Laurentiis

You have to kill the bad guy.

— Dino De Laurentiis

Making movies is all about instinct.

— Dino De Laurentiis

To me the only real star of the movie is the writer. And I work with writers very closely, from outline to…

— Dino De Laurentiis

If you get a book which is 600 pages, you have to reduce it to a script of 100 pages. In two…

— Dino De Laurentiis

These scenes deal with what happened before Hannibal Lecter was captured for the first time.

— Dino De Laurentiis

I realized the exciting place was behind the camera with the producer, director and so on.

— Dino De Laurentiis

I see my face in the mirror, and I said, No, my ambition is not to be an actor.

— Dino De Laurentiis

Nobody taught Picasso how to paint - he learned for himself. And nobody can teach you to be a producer. You can…

— Dino De Laurentiis

It's a fantastic review. Sixty percent of the American reviews are sensational, 20% are mixed, not so good.

— Dino De Laurentiis

The pope dies, you get another pope.

— Dino De Laurentiis

If no producer, no movie.

— Dino De Laurentiis