“The most important question in American cinema, I've learned, is 'When...” — Tommy Lee Jones Quote

The most important question in American cinema, I've learned, is 'When is lunch?'

I've made some bad movies. And I really enjoyed it!

I'm an introspective guy when there's money in it.

Normal people with normal problems can be hilarious.

I probably watch less than one hour of television a week. And when I do watch television, it's usually a football game. Sometimes I'll watch a news broadcast for a few minutes. Otherwise, I don't have time.

Cinema Paradiso, because it reminds me of why I make movies, the magic of movies, the romance of movies.

At the cinema, we do not think - we are thought.

I've been very lucky in my long life. On three continents, in diverse cultures, through happy moments, not-so-happy moments, and moments as marvelous as this one, I've had the privilege of working with the cinema's greatest masters.

If you lived in a provincial town like Torre Annunziata, where there was nothing to do in the evening but go to the movies with your friends, the cinema was a world of fantasy. I had always been in love with it.