Mastroianni Quotes & Sayings

Each year we look for a big name that is attractive to the public and pleasant for the girls. — Marcello Mastroianni

I'd never seen Marcello [Mastroianni] truly in love with a woman. I called him "the man who couldn't love." He was capable of enormous amounts of affection. He respected the women who were close to him, but never once fell in love. — Giovanna Cau

Every woman knows the art of saying no with the lips and yes with the rest — Marcello Mastroianni

Once they call you a Latin Lover, you're in real trouble. Women expect an Oscar performance in bed. — Marcello Mastroianni

Theater actors like to change character roles. They don't like to always do the same thing. — Marcello Mastroianni

I've never been in love with Marcello [Mastroianni]. I wasn't even attracted to him physically. I admired him. I followed him and supported him, but nothing ever clicked. — Giovanna Cau

There were a lot of contradictions between Marcello's[ Mastroianni] public persona and who he was in private.
The fact that Italy chose to incarnate him as a model of beauty stupefied him. — Giovanna Cau

Woman is the sun, an extraordinary creature, one that makes the imagination gallop. — Marcello Mastroianni

You can't host an Italian film festival without Marcello Mastroianni. It just doesn't feel right. — Gia Coppola

They come for you in the morning in a limousine; they take you to the studio; they stick a pretty girl in your arms ... They call that a profession? Come on! — Marcello Mastroianni

Film works when a director and a star have a connection. You know, when there's something telekinetic between them, there's a partnership, it's like alter egos. It's like James Stewart and Alfred Hitchcock, or Fellini and Mastroianni. I'm not comparing, I'm just saying, if you can come into a relationship where the director and star have such a bond, it's so much easier to make a movie. — Nicolas Winding Refn

When I was young, life seemed long and endless to me. — Marcello Mastroianni

I made theater very important in the beginning of my career. — Marcello Mastroianni

With whom do you argue? With a woman, of course. Not with a friend, because he accepted all your defects the moment he found you. Besides, woman is mother-have we forgotten? — Marcello Mastroianni

Woman is also the element of conflict. — Marcello Mastroianni

I loved Chiara Mastroianni voice, her talent, her generosity. We rehearsed for two months ... She's a workaholic and perfectionist, like Vincent [ Paronnaud] and myself. — Marjane Satrapi

Happiness consists of being able to tell the truth without hurting anyone. — Marcello Mastroianni