Dario Argento

Dario Argento is an Italian film director, producer, film critic and screenwriter.

He is best known for his work in the horror film genre during the 1970’s and 1980’s, particularly in the sub genre known as giallo, and for his influence on modern horror movies.

Date of birth:
7th September, 1940
"The psychiatrists examine you and ask you about your life and work, and then they decide whether your film can be shown or not. It’s a horrible experience."
― Dario Argento
Topic(s): Experience
"Even in the former Soviet Union, they have good copies of my movies."
― Dario Argento
Topic(s): Movies
"When I was a teenager, I read a lot of Poe."
― Dario Argento
Topic(s): Teen
"No, it’s interesting to remake a film for the contemporary audience today. I think it’s a good idea; it needs to respect the original idea. Don’t just take the title and change everything else."
― Dario Argento
Topic(s): Respect
"The Opera was a very cold film, a hopeless and dark film, no hope, no love."
― Dario Argento
Topic(s): Hope
"If you don’t like my movies, don’t watch them."
― Dario Argento
Topic(s): Movies
"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."
― Dario Argento
Topic(s): History
"Maybe when I stop making movies, I’ll understand my work better."
― Dario Argento
Topic(s): Movies

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