Sergio Leone

“The important thing is to make a different kind of film, to perform a different kind of function.”

“When I have a gun in my hand, I feel the power of God.”

“I'm a pessimist, but I'm a pessimist with a sense of humor.”

“The West was made by violent, simple men.”

“Cinema should be a spectacle.”

“Clint Eastwood was a puppet. I provided the strings and the music.”

“My films are not for the critics. They are for the public.”

“A Western is a story of a man with a horse, a gun, and a landscape.”

“In my films, I want to see the world from the eyes of a child.”

“I am interested in the relationship between the individual and society.”

“The gangster is a myth. The West is a myth. I'm a myth maker.”

“All my films are about two men waiting for each other.”

“Death has its own beauty. It's a mystery. I'm drawn to it.”