Lina Wertmuller

My first customer is myself. When I tell a story I like, I can sleep easy. I'm sorry when audiences don't like it, but I have no choice.

I love life. I love my friends. I love to eat. Too many things, I love. I am very much an anti-historical character. I am attracted to happy people. Happy people with very grave problems.

Ah, in work, love and the movies, everything is a fight.

I've always been very determined, ever since I was a little girl, to make my way.

A kid is something precious, and you want to protect it and keep it fun. I'm not a dad, but I've seen people and how they behave with their kids.

I'm a working stiff, baby, just like everybody else.