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You see me in my most virile moment when you see me doing what I do. When I am directing, a special energy comes upon me. ... It is only when I am doing my work that I feel truly alive. It is like having sex.
Federico Fellini
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Federico Fellini
Age: 73 †
Born: 1920
Born: January 20
Died: 1993
Died: October 31
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Regrets are a waste of time. They're the past crippling you in the present.
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Money is everywhere but so is poetry. What we lack are the poets.
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