“Then I realized my early work did have something special that audience...” — Dario Argento Quote

“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.”

“My mother was a famous photographer for actresses, including Sophia Loren, Gina Lollobrigida, and so many. I remember I went to school close to my mother's studio, and for years, I went to the studio after school and just watched how she captured these beauties.”

“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.”

“That is the trend in our country. If you have been adored in a particular kind of role, people want to see more of it.”

“I grew up in a house that adored Thalaivar. There would be major discussions at home whenever a film of his was due for release, and we would manage to watch the film on the first day.”

“A lot of the composing posture you see in Joanna I actually took from Lauren Bacall from 'To Have or Have Not.' I absolutely adored that movie as a kid, and I just remembered this woman who was so statuesque, and I was like, 'I want to do that.'”