30 Quotes by Paolo Sorrentino

The fear of old age is something that one feels when they're younger. Once you get to being old, you're already there, so you don't even think about it anymore.

What I find compelling is the moment in which people realize, with suffering and pain, that in the past there was a time when they were happy, because back then the present and the future coincided - they were one and the same thing.

I hibernate. I hibernate until the next project takes shape in my mind.

I have learned that I will not pay any attention to anything people say about my movies, because people say things that are all over the place.

The thing is, even though you think a lot about your movie, and there's a lot of preparation behind it, the final end result completely goes beyond it. It's not something you're aware of.

I do read a lot. I read more than I watch movies.

I don't use Twitter. I'm a serious person.

Rome is a city I love very much. I have lived there since I was a child.

There are contemporary artists that I hate with all my heart. These are provocateurs that are without feeling. Where is the real emotion?