“I never think in terms of alienation; it's the others who do. Alienation means one thing to Hegel, another to Marx and yet another to Freud; so it is not possible to give a single definition, one that will exhaust the subject. It is a question bordering on philosophy, and I'm not a philosopher nor a sociologist. My business is to tell stories, to narrate with images - nothing else. If I do make films about alienation - to use that word that is so ambiguous - they are about characters, not about me.” IfsThinkingGivingMeanPhilosophyCharacterStoriesUseFilmTermOne ThingSubjectsDefinitionsPhilosopherAlienationAmbiguousHegelSociologists Author:Michelangelo Antonioni
“Do you really think a man must be strong, masculine, dominating, and the woman frail, obedient and sensitive? This is a conventional idea. Reality is quite different.” ThinkingMenIdeasDifferentRealityStrongSensitiveConventionalMasculineObedientFrailDominating Author:Michelangelo Antonioni
“Reality itself is steadily becoming more colored. Think of what factories were like, especially in Italy at the beginning of the 19th century, when industrialization was just beginning: gray, brown and smoky. Color didn't exist. Today, instead, most everything is colored. The pipe running from the basement to the 12th floor is green because it carries steam. The one carrying electricity is red, and that with water is purple. Also, plastic colors have filled our homes, even revolutionized our taste. Pop art grew out of that and was possible because of this change in taste.” ThinkingArtHomeRealityRunningTodayWaterCenturyColorGrewBecomingTasteRedGreenFilledPopsBrownCarrieGrayFactoriesPlasticElectricityPurplePipeSteam19th CenturyBecoming MoreBasementsPop ArtIndustrialization Author:Michelangelo Antonioni
“When I see a good film, it's like a whiplash. I run away, in order not to be influenced. Thus, the films I liked most are those I think least about.” ThinkingRunningFilmOrderRunning AwayGood FilmsWhiplash Author:Michelangelo Antonioni
“I never feel empty. I travel a lot and I think about other films.” ThinkingFeelsFilmEmpty Author:Michelangelo Antonioni
“I may film scenes I had no intention of filming; things suggest themselves on location, and we improvise. I try not to think about it too much. Then, in the cutting room, I take the film and start to put it together, and only then do I begin to get an idea of what it is about.” ThinkingTryingMayIdeasTogetherFilmRoomsToo MuchCuttingSceneIntentionLocation Author:Michelangelo Antonioni
“I think people talk too much; that's the truth of the matter. I do. I don't believe in words. People use too many words and usually wrongly. I am sure that in the distant future people will talk much less and in a more essential way. If people talk a lot less, they will be happier. Don't ask me why.” PeopleIfsThinkingWayBelieveMatterUseAsksToo MuchEssentialsDon't BelieveAsk Me Author:Michelangelo Antonioni
“When I am shooting a film I never think of how I want to shoot something; I simply shoot it.” ThinkingWantFilmShooting Author:Michelangelo Antonioni
