Zitat des Tages von Dario Fo:
A theatre, a literature, an artistic expression that does not speak for its own time has no relevance.
Nevertheless, the mode, the justification, and all the games involved in this war were dishonest.
Every artistic expression is either influenced by or adds something to politics.
We thought the church had withdrawn from interfering in Italian politics... but instead there is a terrible resurgence. These are ugly signs for freedom of expression.
Although, this is often used with negative connotations, I see ideology as an inherent part of culture.
It is extremely dangerous to talk about limits or borders. It is vital, instead, that we remain completely open, that we are always involved, and that we aim to contribute personally in social events.
All forms of power - even based on the consensus of the democratic system - react when they are being attacked, or when those who exercise power become a target.
Our homeland is the whole world. Our law is liberty. We have but one thought, revolution in our hearts.
It is hard for power to enjoy or incorporate humour and satire in its system of control.
Even before Europe was united in an economic level or was conceived at the level of economic interests and trade, it was culture that united all the countries of Europe. The arts, literature, music are the connecting link of Europe.
Know how to live the time that is given you.
Life has always treated me well. I therefore won't mind leaving it behind.
I'm an idiot who won the Literature Nobel Prize.
We had extremely democratic town councils in medieval Italy which knew the value of working together, and every now and then, down the centuries, this spirit returns.
Comedy makes the subversion of the existing state of affairs possible.
Real socialism is inside man. It wasn't born with Marx. It was in the communes of Italy in the Middle Ages. You can't say it is finished.
In a way, the American side descended to Saddam's level, which happens often in these types of circumstances. That is why the people in Iraq do not accept the current state of affairs.
With comedy I can search for the profound.
Every time you touch those who have power over the media, they seek to stop you.
Laughter does not please the mighty.
I'm not afraid of death, but I'm not courting it, either. If you have lived well, it is the fair conclusion to life.
I felt like an extraordinary hero. I was only five or six and I had the whole of life in my hands. Even if I had been driving the carriage of the sun I could not have felt any better.
