Memorable Quotes from Valentina Cortese
3 quotesRehearsal Tensions Among Film Crew Members
Ferrand
Quiet! A full rehearsal. Let's go, Séverine.
Séverine
I don't understand you Alexander! You're -
Alexandre
Peculiar
Séverine
Oh, yes.
Ferrand
It's all right! Take it from the top, right away. Let's go, Séverine.
Séverine
I don't understand you Alexander! You've been peculiar, lately. Walking out on dinner last night! That was an insult to Julie." Damn! I said Julie instead of Pamela.
Ferrand
Not to worry.
Séverine
I've got an idea! I'll use numbers, the way I do for Fellini! Instead of "I don't understand you Alexander..." I'll say, 22, 83, 16, 72, 5, 3, 18, 9, 14, 7, 9. 17, 10, 10, 4, 18, 69...
Ferrand
Impossible, Séverine. In France, we have to say the lines.
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Unfulfilled Dreams in the Spotlight
Séverine
The actor had always dreamed of playing Hamlet. At last, he staged it and played the role! But he was so bad, he was booed every night. One night he was fed up, he stopped in the middle of "To be or not to be", turning to the audience, he said: "I didn't write the shit.
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The Elusiveness of Life and Relationships
Séverine
What a funny life we lead! We meet, we work together, we love each other and then, as soon as we grasp something - it's gone.
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