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I think the camera was always my obsession, the camera movements. Because for me it's the most important thing in the move, the camera, because without the camera, film is just a stage or television - nothing.

~Dario Argento

Topics: Always Because Camera Film Important Important Thing Just Me Most Most Important Thing Move Movements Nothing Obsession Stage Television The Most Important Thing Think Without I Think

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No, it's interesting to remake a film for the contemporary audience today. I think it's a good idea; it needs to respect the original idea. Don't just take the title and change everything else.

~Dario Argento

Topics: Audience Change Contemporary Else Everything Everything Else Film Good Good Idea Idea Interesting Just Needs Original Original Idea Remake Respect Take Think Title Today I Think

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This is my life - I want to tell stories. There is something huge inside me that pushes me to tell stories, and tell stories for an audience and everybody.

~Dario Argento

Topics: Audience Everybody Huge Inside Life Me My Life Pushes Something Stories Tell Want

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I remembered watching the film from Alfred Hitchcock, 'Dial M for Murder,' and he shot almost all of that movie in one room. There was a genius in what Hitchcock did by manipulating things in that room so that you could see the distances between things like the tables and the vases because of how he used perspective.

~Dario Argento

Topics: Alfred Hitchcock Almost Almost All Because Between Could Dial Did Distances Film Genius He Hitchcock How Like Manipulating Movie Perspective Remembered Room See Shot Tables Things Used Watching You

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'Macbeth' is one of the best operas ever, and doing it was a great experience. I added some things to the opera based from my experience on the movie - such as some of the special effects and bits of film - to make it new and interesting. It was a very good work and a very good experience.

~Dario Argento

Topics: Added Based Best Bits Doing Effects Ever Experience Film Good Good Work Great Great Experience Interesting Macbeth Make Movie New Opera Operas Some Some Things Special Special Effects Things Very Work

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Shooting movies has changed, and me too - I have changed. And then, every film I do, something in my mind, my soul, changes. My natural change, I change at the same time as the films, I think.

~Dario Argento

Topics: Change Changed Changes Every Film Films Me Mind Movies My Soul Natural Same Same Time Shooting Something Soul Then Think Time Too I Think

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Fear has disappeared. No more fear. In Asia, it is different. They've discovered again the fear and the psychology of the characters. Without psychology, the horror film doesn't exist.

~Dario Argento

Topics: Again Asia Characters Different Disappeared Discovered Exist Fear Film Horror Horror Film More Psychology Without

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I don't like landscapes. I like cities. Lots of cities. I like buildings. I like streets.

~Dario Argento

Topics: Buildings Cities Landscapes Like Lots Streets

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I make a film - and once I've made it, everyone comes along and says 'Ah! This is a film that's political, or social', or whatever. But I'm not telling the story that they see. I made a film, told a story, but I wasn't thinking about exactly what it all meant.

~Dario Argento

Topics: About Along Everyone Exactly Exactly What Film Made Make Meant Once Political Says See Social Story Telling Thinking Whatever Ah

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I'm appreciated more abroad. In America, Japan... and in the United Kingdom.

~Dario Argento

Topics: Abroad America Appreciated Japan Kingdom More United United Kingdom

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Biography

Nationality: Italian

Type: Director

Born: September 7th, 1940

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