Dario Argento Quotes

Italy, Film Director
September 7, 1940

Dario Argento is an Italian film director, producer, film critic and screenwriter. He is best known for his work in the horror film genre during the 1970s and 1980s, particularly in the subgenre known as giallo, and for his influence on modern horror films.

Also known as Producer, Film Critic, Screenwriter

For a long time, censors have been cutting my works. This makes me so sad, because many times they will tell me, 'Television won't like, so we have to cut, cut, cut!'

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- Time
- Long
- Sad
Paradise is too perfect for humanity.

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When I was five. That's when I started to love film.

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I'm Dario Argento, and my style is something recognizable I think by the audience.

Dario Argento
- Style
I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing.

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- Bad
I like to watch many things, especially strange films and something recent, not just the story.

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But no one should have the right to manipulate my films in the first place.

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My life and career is my own adventure.

Dario Argento
- Life
- Career
- Adventure

I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences.

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You must push everything to the absolute limit or else life will be boring. People will be boring.

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- People
- Life
In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you.

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