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Fantozzi is the prototype of the poor wretch, the quintessence of nothingness.

— Paolo Villaggio

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Fantozzi is also a therapist: he freed Italians from the fear of being Italian.

I am enraged by this tendency, which exists above all in Italy, perhaps because of its Catholic roots, to recognize the merits of artists only after their death. As if death ennobled them.

Fantozzi at that time was a happy wretch; at least he had a steady job.

TV is more dangerous because it is transparent: it magnifies flaws.

I realize that for the general public, Reder had become Filini, but we must remember that his career went far beyond Filini. He was an extraordinary actor, invaluable to many great directors.

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