Bernardo Bertolucci Professions : Film director Born : March 16, 1940 Browse All Authors Top 52 quotes by Bernardo Bertolucci I am still against any kind of censorship. It's a subject in my life that has been very important. Bernardo Bertolucci censorship important kind Sometimes I think that I understand my movies after I make them. Really. I go very often off of instinct. Bernardo Bertolucci instinct sometimes thinking 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. Bernardo Bertolucci disappointed distance thinking I was writing poems when I was young, you know, because my father was a poet, so it was absolutely normal to follow my father. Bernardo Bertolucci normal writing father You live day by day. You can't build your life. Bernardo Bertolucci After many, many years, I fell out of love with politics. It's not something I like but it's the truth. Bernardo Bertolucci years Having no children had been a kind of choice up to the moment when, from a choice, it became a sadness. Bernardo Bertolucci sadness choices children English dialogues are always just what you need and nothing more - like something out of Hemingway. In Italian and in French, dialogues are always theatrical, literary. You can do more with it. Bernardo Bertolucci dialogue italian needs I think that what I learned then, I didn't know I was learning. I just knew that I was very privileged to see somebody who was a writer, a great poet, and very smart-faced. Suddenly Pasolini becomes a director, so he has to invent cinema. It was like watching the invention of cinema. But I found out that Pasolini taught me a lot. It was, especially, the kind of respect that he had for reality. He had kind of epiphanies in his movies, like when a moment becomes full of grace, and it is like as if it was the most important moment in the life of a character. Bernardo Bertolucci character reality thinking The problem in Hollywood is that they try to become the only kind of cinema in the world, okay? The imposition everywhere of a unique culture, which is Hollywood culture, and a unique way of life, which is the American way of life. But Hollywood has forgotten that, in the past, what made Hollywood great and what made it go ahead was the fact that Hollywood was fed with, for example, Jewish directors coming from Germany or Austria and enriching Hollywood. In 15, 20 years, Hollywood became imperialistic. Cinema goes ahead when it is marriaged by other culture. Otherwise, it turns on itself. Bernardo Bertolucci unique trying past What I was talking about was, of course, very autobiographical - '68 was the moment when all the young people were incredibly excited, because when we were going to sleep, we knew we would wake up not tomorrow, but in the future. There was a sense of future that was the result of the mixture of politics, cinema, music, the first joints. And the movies were a very important part of that cocktail. Bernardo Bertolucci important sleep people I think that Hollywood should also be influenced by directors from Hong Kong. You see how Quentin Tarantino is really the example of how you can develop, and how you can go ahead if you accept the existence of different cinematic cultures. There you have Quentin playing with kung-fu. That's why the independents are the most interesting. Bernardo Bertolucci culture interesting thinking The life before '68 was very different from the life after '68. Before '68, our days were full of authoritarian moments. There were authorities everywhere. In fact, the movement of '68 was young people against their authorities, children against their parents. And that remained. The most important thing of all, the thing that lasted, was the first feminist movement and the position of women in society. That completely changed and that was very, very important. Bernardo Bertolucci feminist children people 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 to be waiting for work. Bernardo Bertolucci wasting-time waste waiting I like to be in a huis clos, as the French say - in one place. It's something that in general can create a bit of claustrophobia. But for me, claustrophobia becomes almost immediately claustrophilia. I love it! Bernardo Bertolucci claustrophobia bits I think that I used to love Hollywood movies. I remember great phases and moments. But, unfortunately, now is not the moment. Bernardo Bertolucci phases hollywood thinking I like that 3D is based on the fact that you look with two eyes, so two cameras imitate that. Bernardo Bertolucci cameras eye two To explore technology for me is something that I have to do. Otherwise, I feel completely left in the back... abandoned. Bernardo Bertolucci abandoned technology feels If New York is the Big Apple, tonight Hollywood is the Big Nipple. Bernardo Bertolucci apples hollywood new-york New York has always embraced me. Bernardo Bertolucci new-york Similar Authors Alex Graves film-director Brad Furman film-director Bryan Singer film-director Bruno Dumont film-director Bruce McDonald film-director Bruce Brown film-director All Authors
