"Acting for him was like dancing on the palm of his hand—all I wanted to do was please and delight him."
—DONALD SUTHERLAND
Actor

"I read four pages of La Strada—all tomato and spaghetti stains—and fell in love. He said, 'Do you want to do it?' I said, 'Do you pay my salary?' At the time it was $250,000. He said, 'The whole picture's not going to cost that.' It was the greatest experience of my life."
—ANTHONY QUINN
Actor

"You see 8 1/2 and you say, 'Will I ever be able to do that? I doubt it.'"
—BRIAN DE PALMA
Director

"He had this extraordinary democracy of the soul. It was immaterial to him whether you were Marcello Mastroianni or an extra. He was completely intrigued with the essence of human beings."
—BARBARA STEELE
Actress

Originally posted Nov 12, 1993 Published in issue #196 Nov 12, 1993 Order article reprints
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