“The women I like, no matter what nationality, all seem to have more or less the same qualities. Perhaps this is because one goes looking for them - that is, you like that type of woman and then look for her.” LooksMatterSeemsQualityTypeNo Matter WhatNationality Author:Michelangelo Antonioni
“When I see nature, when I look into the sky, the dawn, the sun, the colors of insects, snow crystals, the night stars, I don't feel a need for God. Perhaps when I can no longer look and wonder, when I believe in nothing - then, perhaps, I might need something else. But I don't know what.” KnowsNeedsFeelsBelieveLooksI CanMightNightI BelieveStarsWonderSunSkyColorI Believe InSnowDawnInsectsCrystals Author:Michelangelo Antonioni
“When you work on a character, you form in your mind an image of what he ought to look like. Then you go and find one who resembles him.” MindLooksCharacterFormOught Author:Michelangelo Antonioni
“The script is a starting point, not a fixed highway. I must look through the camera to see if what I've written on the page is right or not. In the script, you describe imagined scenes, but it's all suspended in mid-air. Often, an actor viewed against a wall or a landscape, or seen through a window, is much more eloquent than the lines you've given him. So then you take out the lines. This happens often to me and I end up saying what I want with a movement or a gesture.” IfsWantLooksEndsHappensActorsGivenLinesWrittenAirMovementWallScenePagesWindowCamerasStartingScriptsLandscapeFixedGesturesHighwaysEloquentStarting PointSuspended Author:Michelangelo Antonioni
“Before each new setup, I chase everyone off the set in order to be alone and look through the camera. In that moment, the film seems quite easy. But then the others come in and everything becomes difficult.” LooksMomentsSeemsFilmOrderEasyDifficultCamerasThat MomentSetups Author:Michelangelo Antonioni
“I don't know whether I am ever bored. I never look at myself.” KnowsLooksBored Author:Michelangelo Antonioni
