Quote of the Day- Bernardo Bertolucci

This month (September), we have been quoting famous film directors. We conclude with one from the great Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci ("The Conformist," "The Last Tango in Paris"). My friend Bilge Ebiri, a New York film critic, is a huge admirer of his work and he has written about Bertolucci for the Australian web site "Senses of Cinema."

I also consider him to be a brilliant director; here is his quote:

"A monculture is not only Hollywood, but Americans trying to export democracy."

Quote of the Week-Marcello Mastroianni

It is not often that a man will admit that they can see why a woman might like another man, but we can certainly see why women around the world were charmed by the late Marcello Mastroianni (1924-1996) who was once married to and fathered a child with legendary French actress Catherine Denevue.

We are quoting Italians this month as Italy is celebrating its 150th year as a republic. Mastroianni won a Golden Globe Award for his performance in "Divorce, Italian Style" (1962).

He is also known for his work with Italian director Frederico Fellini, including "La Dolce Vita" (1960) and 8 1/2 (1963).

Here is his quote; we really, really like this one:

"With whom do you argue? With a woman, of course. Not with a friend, because he accepted all your defects the moment he found you."