I've lost all my money on these films. They are not commercial. But I'm glad to lose it this way. To have for a souvenir of my life pictures like Umberto D. and The Bicycle Thief.
Interpretation
The quote reflects the value of artistic integrity over financial success.
Vittorio De Sica emphasizes that while his films may not be commercially successful, their artistic significance and personal value to him are far more important than monetary gain. He finds solace in the emotional and cultural legacy of his work, viewing these films as treasured memories that encapsulate his experiences and contributions to cinema.
In practice
This quote could inspire filmmakers at a festival discussing the value of artistic expression.
I was going to go to a four-year college and be an anthropologist or to an art school and be an illustrator when a friend convinced me to learn photography at the University of Southern California. Little did I know it was a school that taught you how to make movies! It had never occurred to me that I'd ever have any interest in filmmaking.
Photographers stop photographing a subject too soon before they have exhausted the possibilities.
As a creative person, you just put something out into the consciousness of the society you live in.
A musician's whole life is to listen.
Poetry is adolescence fermented, and thus preserved.
All creative art is magic, is evocation of the unseen in forms persuasive, enlightening, familiar and surprising.
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