Facts about Dario Argento

Occup.Director
FromItaly
BornSeptember 7, 1940
Age83 years

Summary

Dario Argento is a famous Director from Italy, he/she is 83 years old and still alive, born September 7, 1940.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac virgo, who is known for Analyzing, Practical, Reflective, Observation, Thoughtful. Our collection contains 32 quotes who is written / told by Dario.

Related authors: Asia Argento (Actress)

32 Famous quotes by Dario Argento

Small: My life and career is my own adventure
"My life and career is my own adventure"
Small: Maybe when I stop making movies, Ill understand my work better
"Maybe when I stop making movies, I'll understand my work better"
Small: In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you
"In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you"
Small: I like to watch many things, especially strange films and something recent, not just the story
"I like to watch many things, especially strange films and something recent, not just the story"
Small: Even in the former Soviet Union, they have good copies of my movies
"Even in the former Soviet Union, they have good copies of my movies"
Small: But no one should have the right to manipulate my films in the first place
"But no one should have the right to manipulate my films in the first place"
Small: When I was five. Thats when I started to love film
"When I was five. That's when I started to love film"
Small: When I see a film Ive finished, its like another person made it. Like another mind
"When I see a film I've finished, it's like another person made it. Like another mind"
Small: The Opera was a very cold film, a hopeless and dark film, no hope, no love
"The Opera was a very cold film, a hopeless and dark film, no hope, no love"
Small: So I havent thought about the critics for a long time
"So I haven't thought about the critics for a long time"
Small: If you dont like my movies, dont watch them
"If you don't like my movies, don't watch them"
Small: Ive been lucky enough to have had the luxury of being able to make the picture Ive wanted to make each
"I've been lucky enough to have had the luxury of being able to make the picture I've wanted to make each time on my own terms and without compromise"
Small: I like films to have something inside, I dont mean a message, I mean something from the soul
"I like films to have something inside, I don't mean a message, I mean something from the soul"
Small: Young girls of 13 or 12 are great actors
"Young girls of 13 or 12 are great actors"
Small: Im very interested in portraying homosexual man and woman in my films because Im interested in their li
"I'm very interested in portraying homosexual man and woman in my films because I'm interested in their lives and their problems"
Small: I also dont like films that are made just to make money, no this kind of film I dont like
"I also don't like films that are made just to make money, no this kind of film I don't like"
Small: When I was a teenager, I read a lot of Poe
"When I was a teenager, I read a lot of Poe"
Small: Theres nothing gratuitous about my films
"There's nothing gratuitous about my films"
Small: Its incredible that they censor films. Its sad
"It's incredible that they censor films. It's sad"
Small: I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences
"I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences"
Small: But you know, as you say, the original versions of my films are getting out there, slowly
"But you know, as you say, the original versions of my films are getting out there, slowly"
Small: Then I realized my early work did have something special that audiences adored apart from what I humbly
"Then I realized my early work did have something special that audiences adored apart from what I humbly thought about them. They occupy a distinguished niche in Italian film history and probably always will"
Small: The psychiatrists examine you and ask you about your life and work, and then they decide whether your f
"The psychiatrists examine you and ask you about your life and work, and then they decide whether your film can be shown or not. It's a horrible experience"
Small: If you make a film normally its all right, the distributors are helpful and cooperative. But if you mak
"If you make a film normally it's all right, the distributors are helpful and cooperative. But if you make a film that's a little stange, a little bizarre, then all the time it's a struggle with them"
Small: I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing
"I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing"
Small: It irritated me that my fans kept wanting me to retread old ground
"It irritated me that my fans kept wanting me to retread old ground"
Small: To try and raise a budget for a film that is strictly for adults and both strong and graphic in content
"To try and raise a budget for a film that is strictly for adults and both strong and graphic in content is not easy, especially when there is pressure to spend serious money on good special effects"
Small: In each of my characters there is a little of me. Not strictly autobiographical but a little piece of m
"In each of my characters there is a little of me. Not strictly autobiographical but a little piece of my soul"
Small: Ive never gone into analysis. But Freud opened a door, I know
"I've never gone into analysis. But Freud opened a door, I know"
Small: Paradise is too perfect for humanity
"Paradise is too perfect for humanity"
Small: I wanted to get back to my style of 20 years ago after a long period of exploring horror and fantasy th
"I wanted to get back to my style of 20 years ago after a long period of exploring horror and fantasy themes"
Small: Every writer, to some extent, writes about himself
"Every writer, to some extent, writes about himself"