Dario Fo Quotes (20 Quotes)

I am interested, too, in satirical theater, in the grotesque, or even in tragedy at times, but I am mostly comfortable with comedy.

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.

Comedy makes the subversion of the existing state of affairs possible.

We must hold primary elections to choose the center-left candidate for mayor of Milan,

Every artistic expression is either influenced by or adds something to politics.

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.

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.

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.

I had the great good fortune to be born in a mad village. It was the kind of village that you could not actually invent.

When I was a boy, unconsciously, spontaneously I learned the art of telling ironic stories.

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.

It is not just a question of experience, nor is it a question of age ... There are some people who live only 20 years, but many, many people remember them because they knew how to live the time that was given to them. I'm not suggesting that you should live only 20 years. Live as long as you can, but from time to time, think '20 years, 20 years, 20 years', and put them together.

With comedy I can search for the profound.

Nevertheless, the mode, the justification, and all the games involved in this war were dishonest.

We thought the church had withdrawn from interfering in Italian politics...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.

Know how to live the time that is given you.

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.

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.

Although, this is often used with negative connotations, I see ideology as an inherent part of culture.