Roberto Benigni

To laugh or cry is the most beautiful thing in the world ↗

— Roberto Benigni

#life #beauty

Fellini belongs to nature. ↗

— Roberto Benigni

#fellini #nature

For me, Fellini was like a watermelon. It is there. A watermelon cannot die. ↗

— Roberto Benigni

#die #fellini #like #me

I remember in the circus learning that the clown was the prince, the high prince. I always thought that the high prince was the lion or the magician, but the clown is the most important. ↗

— Roberto Benigni

#circus #clown #high #i #i always

In Italy, the country where fascism was born, we have a particular relation with the Holocaust, but as a turning point in history it belongs to everybody in the world. It is a part of humanity. ↗

— Roberto Benigni

#born #country #everybody #fascism #history

It's a sign of mediocrity when you demonstrate gratitude with moderation. ↗

— Roberto Benigni

#gratitude #mediocrity #moderation #sign #you

My father was a farmer and my mother was a farmer, but, my childhood was very good. I am very grateful for my childhood, because it was full of gladness and good humanity. ↗

— Roberto Benigni

#am #because #childhood #farmer #father

The first movie I saw - and I don't know if it influenced me - was Ben Hur. We watched it outside in a corn field, and it ran backwards, so the first movie I ever saw was Ben Hur backwards. ↗

— Roberto Benigni

#ben #corn #ever #field #first

When I first saw a Fellini movie, I came out of the movie theatre and decided to become a lawyer! I thought to myself, it's impossible to make something so beautiful! ↗

— Roberto Benigni

#become #came #decided #fellini #first

My duty is to try to reach beauty. Cinema is emotion. When you laugh you cry. ↗

— Roberto Benigni

#cinema #cry #duty #emotion #laugh