Vittorio Gassman Quotes

In every real actor, there is a need to feel for a few hours like the center of the world. Egocentrismo, we say in Italian.

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• Our best thoughts come from others.

  

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• A lot of people go in and have to create their own characters, and they do fine with it.

  

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• Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent then the one derived from fear of punishment.

  

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• What I love about film is that everybody often connects to something so different, and things you couldn't anticipate when you were making the film, so you just make it as honest as possible.

  

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• Frankly speaking, it's only the script that matters to me the most. If I like the script, then I just commit to myself and go ahead with it. But I also look at the commitment and confidence of the director of the film because it's him who will shape the film.

  

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• I'm a big fan of Justin Timberlake and Bruno Mars – that's my next level. You've got to dream. People have always tried to shoot me down for wanting to be a big worldwide star. But why not? You have to broaden your horizons and put yourself out there.

  

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• The man who says to one, go, and he goeth, and to another, come, and he cometh, has, in most cases, more sense of restraint and difficulty than the man who obeys him.

  

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• Behind each thing a shadow lies; Beauty hath e'er its cost: Within the moonlight-flooded skies How many stars are lost!

  

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• In every real actor, there is a need to feel for a few hours like the center of the world. Egocentrismo, we say in Italian.

  

  Vittorio Gassman
  • World
  • Real
  • Hours