Paolo Sorrentino Professions : Film director Born : May 31, 1970 Browse All Authors Top 21 quotes by Paolo Sorrentino There are contemporary artists that I hate with all my heart. These are provocateurs that are without feeling. Where is the real emotion? Paolo Sorrentino hate real heart I think cinema has this beautiful component. It's a universal language. Paolo Sorrentino cinema beautiful thinking Thank you to Italy. That is a crazy country but beautiful. Paolo Sorrentino crazy beautiful country There's one thing that I like about Rome that was stated by Napoleon: that from sublime to pathetic is only one step away. And in Rome there's a constant shifting between sublime and pathetic. Paolo Sorrentino shifting rome sublime The way I work with my cinematographer is not based on general principles, but the ideas are triggered by the locations where we shoot. Paolo Sorrentino principles way ideas Wasting time is something that people do or feel all over the world, not just in Italy. Paolo Sorrentino wasting-time people world The fear of old age is something that one feels when they're younger. Once you get to being old, you're already there, so you don't even think about it anymore. Paolo Sorrentino old-you age thinking I usually don't say anything to the actors. It works better for me because when they come to the set, they are at the same time scared and excited because they are not well aware of what will happen. Paolo Sorrentino scared actors say-anything I hibernate. I hibernate until the next project takes shape in my mind. Paolo Sorrentino next shapes mind I don't use Twitter. I'm a serious person. Paolo Sorrentino serious-person serious use Andreotti had style and class; Berlusconi does not Paolo Sorrentino style doe class I do read a lot. I read more than I watch movies. Paolo Sorrentino watch-movie watches The thing is, even though you think a lot about your movie, and there's a lot of preparation behind it, the final end result completely goes beyond it. It's not something you're aware of. Paolo Sorrentino finals preparation thinking It's better to face some problems as soon as you can. Paolo Sorrentino problem What I find compelling is the moment in which people realize, with suffering and pain, that in the past there was a time when they were happy, because back then the present and the future coincided - they were one and the same thing. Paolo Sorrentino moment future time people What I'm interested in is human beings alone. Paolo Sorrentino interested human alone human-beings I have learned that I will not pay any attention to anything people say about my movies, because people say things that are all over the place. Paolo Sorrentino people-say movies place people Going around Rome, you can find beauty because, quite simply, Rome is very beautiful. But the beauty of the people is sometimes harder to discover. Paolo Sorrentino you beautiful beauty people Rome is a city I love very much. I have lived there since I was a child. Paolo Sorrentino city child rome love I watch a lot of football. Paolo Sorrentino watch lot football 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
