Paolo Sorrentino (Italian: [ˈpaolo sorrenˈtino]; born 31 May 1970) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. Read full biography of Paolo Sorrentino →
Rome is a city where in every corner you have a reminder of the sacred world. That's why I have sacred music, minimalist sacred music, which is... →
Going around Rome, you can find beauty because, quite simply, Rome is very beautiful. But the beauty of the people is sometimes harder to discover.
I hibernate. I hibernate until the next project takes shape in my mind.
I think cinema has this beautiful component. It's a universal language.
Wasting time is something that people do or feel all over the world, not just in Italy.
The fear of old age is something that one feels when they're younger. Once you get to being old, you're already there, so you don't even... →
The thing is, even though you think a lot about your movie, and there's a lot of preparation behind it, the final end result completely goes... →
The way I work with my cinematographer is not based on general principles, but the ideas are triggered by the locations where we shoot.
There's one thing that I like about Rome that was stated by Napoleon: that from sublime to pathetic is only one step away. And in Rome... →
What I find compelling is the moment in which people realize, with suffering and pain, that in the past there was a time when they were happy... →
I do read a lot. I read more than I watch movies.
I don't use Twitter. I'm a serious person.
I have learned that I will not pay any attention to anything people say about my movies, because people say things that are all over the place.
Paolo Sorrentino (Italian: [ˈpaolo sorrenˈtino]; born 31 May 1970) is an Italian film director and screenwriter.