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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I am a positive person. I never think of the glass as half empty. I just keep pushing forward. - Rosie Perez

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

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Life moves fast. As much as you can, learn from your history, you have to move forward.

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In Florence I won the trophy for top scorer in Serie A in my first season at the club. Luca Toni

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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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The past can teach us, nurture us, but it cannot sustain us. The essence of life is change, and we must move ever forward or the soul will wither and die. ― Susanna Kearsley

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If you desire something, you don't have it. It is more interesting than enjoyment, because enjoyment erases the mysteries and the vision of desire. Desire opens up possibilities but never achieves anything, whereas enjoyment is just the brutal achievement of something - and after that, it's done. - Luca Guadagnino

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I’m proud of you for trying. Keep pushing forward.

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I need to have a great deal of control and the ability to share my control with my collaborators and grant them the freedom and the quality of work I think these people deserve. If I don't have those elements, I walk away. - Luca Guadagnino

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