"I think that sometimes only comedians can reach……" — Roberto Benigni
"I think that sometimes only comedians can reach the peaks of tragedy."
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36 Quotes by Roberto Benigni
Roberto Benigni has 36 quotes on this site.
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It's a sign of mediocrity when you demonstrate gratitude with moderation.
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The first movie I saw - and I don't know if it influenced me - was Ben Hur. We watched…
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Stanley Kubrick is one of the geniuses of this century.
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I remember in the circus learning that the clown was the prince, the high prince. I always thought that the…
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My father was a farmer and my mother was a farmer, but, my childhood was very good. I am very…
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There is nothing more beautiful in the world, enough to lose one's head. A sunset with a long nose, a…
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To laugh or cry is the most beautiful thing in the world
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What is more simple than to tell to a little boy, 'This is not the truth, it is a game?'
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For me, Fellini was like a watermelon. It is there. A watermelon cannot die.
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My duty is to try to reach beauty. Cinema is emotion. When you laugh you cry.
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My mother brought me magicians and witches, because I was very ugly, really revolting. So she thought somebody had put…
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This is a terrible mistake, because I used up all of my English.
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