“ Till now I have never shot a scene without taking account of what stands behind the actors because the relationship between people and their surroundings is of prime importance. Michelangelo Antonioni
“ All the characters in my films are fighting these problems, needing freedom, trying to find a way to cut themselves loose, but failing to rid themselves of conscience, a sense of sin, the whole bag of… Michelangelo Antonioni
“ I meant exactly what I said: that we are saddled with a culture that hasn't advanced as far as science. Michelangelo Antonioni
“ I am neither a sociologist nor a politician. All I can do is imagine for myself what the future will be like. Michelangelo Antonioni
“ When man becomes reconciled to nature, when space becomes his true background, these words and concepts will have lost their meaning, and we will no longer have to use them. Michelangelo Antonioni