I am a film director, and I work with a visual language, with a visual medium. And I try to make virtue of the use of this visual medium. And I try to make sure what I do speaks the language of cinema. - Luca Guadagnino

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Moviemaking is a dirty, tiring affair. The joy comes from the possibility to be free on set and really let loose. - Luca Guadagnino

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In 1993, my first documentary was about the civil war in Algeria. That was in French and in Arabic. Another short film I did was silent. What I'm trying to say is that, yes, I'm Italian, and yes, I make films with Italian money, but personally, I've always been invested in the broader world of film-making. - Luca Guadagnino

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Seeing five teams within five points in Serie A is a great thing. - Luca Toni

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I like to live with intensity. - Luca Toni

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I've never fooled anyone. I've let people fool themselves. They didn't bother to find out who and what I was. Instead they would invent a character for me. I wouldn't argue with them. They were obviously loving somebody I wasn't. ― Marilyn Monroe

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I'm interested in form, in the shape of things. And in commitment to the degree of never letting go the quest for the meaning of things. That can come off as beauty and style, but that's not where I start from. - Luca Guadagnino

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The concept of making a movie in which the director dictates is kind of exotic - and absolutely not truthful. Directing means allowing a great deal of collaboration and listening and having the ability to change your mind. Luca Guadagnino

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Everything that goes outside the rules of Italian cinema has always been cursed. - Luca Guadagnino

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In order to heal themselves, people must recognize, first, that they have an inner guidance deep within and, second, that they can trust it.

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