8½
1963
Guido: Accept me as I am. Only then can we discover each other.
Writer: It's better to destroy than create what's unnecessary.
Guido: Enough of symbolism and these escapist themes of purity and innocence.
Guido: I thought my ideas were so clear. I wanted to make an honest film. No lies whatsoever. I thought I had something so simple to say. Something useful to everybody. A film that could help bury forever all those dead things we carry within ourselves. Instead, I'm the one without the courage to bury anything at all. When did I go wrong? I really have nothing to say, but I want to say it all the same.
Guido: My Dears... Happiness consists of being able to tell the truth without hurting anyone.
Guido: All the confusion of my life... has been a reflection of myself! Myself as I am, not as I'd like to be.
Guido: The truth is: I do not know... I seek... I have not yet found. Only with this in mind can I feel alive and look at you without shame.