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Anna Marchesini
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“Comedy comes from a very deep background: I went down deep, collected my shells and when I came up, I made sure that everything I had brought back did a somersault. Humour does not come only from ridicule; on the contrary, we laugh not at someone but thanks to someone: this is its greatness.”
Anna Marchesini (1953–2016) said by 2016 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I have always read a lot, ever since I was a young girl. [...] Later, I started writing, but only for myself. The stimulus came after reading Proust's Recherche in its entirety. When I decided to submit something to a publishing house and was told that no, it wasn't good enough, I was very satisfied.”
Anna Marchesini (1953–2016) said by 2016 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Acting means telling the truth about things, about the world, even if it may seem like a contradiction. Because fiction is one thing, acting is another.”
Anna Marchesini (1953–2016) said by 2016 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“[Marchesini:] 'We have always been very close. There is always respect, friendship and professionalism. We still keep in touch even now that our paths on stage have separated. When Massimo told us he wanted to do other things on his own, we were sorry, but it also seemed like the most natural and right thing to do.‘ [Interviewer] ’What was it like being between two men?" [Marchesini:] 'I always felt like a fusilli inside a packet of macaroni, but that's fine with me. All in all, when I think about what we did, I feel that we had a sense of success, yes, we did, and in the end, perhaps the responsibility of always having to live up to expectations weighed on us a little.”
Anna Marchesini (1953–2016) said by 2016 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source