Mario Monicelli Professions : Director Browse All Authors Top 4 quotes by Mario Monicelli The themes that make one laugh always stem from poverty, hunger, misery, old age, sickness, and death. These are the themes that make Italians laugh, anyway. Mario Monicelli laugh old-age age death A comedy that is ironic, sometimes bitter, in some cases even dramatic, tragic: This is what Italian comedy is. Mario Monicelli some bitter comedy sometimes I always look at a group of people who want to attempt an enterprise greater than their means. They begin on this enterprise and they fail. Mario Monicelli look group want people Death doesn't frighten me, it bothers me. It bothers me for example that someone can be there tomorrow but me I am no longer there. What bothers me is no longer being alive, not being dead. Mario Monicelli i-am me tomorrow death Similar Authors Bruce Friedrich director Arthur Penn director Allan Dwan director Bobby Miller director Bertrand Tavernier director Ben Wheatley director All Authors