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I First Came To Cinema As A Passionate Filmgoer, When I Was A Child. Then, When I Was A Very Young Man, I Became A Film Critic Precisely Because Of My Knowledge Of Cinema. I Did Better Than Others Because Of This. Then I Moved On To Screenwriting. I Wrote A Film With Sergio Leone, 'once Upon A Time In The West.' And Then I Moved To Directing.

I Went Through A Phase Where I Thought Nostalgia Was A Bad Thing.

I Like To Watch Many Things, Especially Strange Films And Something Recent, Not Just The Story.

Then I Realized My Early Work Did Have Something Special That Audiences Adored Apart From What I Humbly Thought About Them. They Occupy A Distinguished Niche In Italian Film History And Probably Always Will.

I Like Women, Especially Beautiful Ones. If They Have A Good Face And Figure, I Would Much Prefer To Watch Them Being Murdered Than An Ugly Girl Or Man.