My father is a teacher; my mother was a telecom employee. I come from Palermo; I was raised in Ethiopia. I am homosexual. I didn't go to film school. - Luca Guadagnino

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I hate the concept of beauty for the sake of it. It is overrated. - Luca Guadagnino

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I'm one of those directors who read reviews, even if they're bad, because I started as a film critic as a cinema student. I indulge in the art of criticism in general. - Luca Guadagnino

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It's not the elements of our worship that are awesome. It's the object of our worship Who is awesome.

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I think you should never be forced to be nice as an artist. An artist has to be uncomfortable in a way. Narcissistic and uncomfortable. - Luca Guadagnino

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The point is that filmmaking is a collaborative effort; it isn't about imposing your vision on other people. It's about the talking, you know? - Luca Guadagnino

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I grew up with a concept of cinema as a directorial thing, meaning the director is allowed to sail the ship. Not a dictatorial thing. - Luca Guadagnino

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I think that making a movie is not just making the movie - it is also about having thoughtful ideas and embracing all the aspects of its launch. - Luca Guadagnino

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I'm incredibly inspired by the goofy edginess of teenagers and young people. -Luca Guadagnino

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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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