Aldo Vanucci:
[
as Fabrizi, explaining the concept of his movie] Tony plays 'The Fox'...
Tony Powell:
[
interrupting] An animal picture!
Aldo Vanucci:
No, "The Fox", a master criminal with an ingenious plan to smuggle gold into Italy, and - a surprise ending!
Harry:
What's the ingenious plan?
Aldo Vanucci:
THAT is the surprise ending.
Tony Powell:
I love it! When do we start shooting?
Aldo Vanucci:
[
the stolen gold is delayed and Fabrizi has to shoot some of his 'neo-realist' film] We are ready for the next shot, only in this scene instead of doing *nothing*, we do *something*.
Tony Powell:
[
exasperated] What?
Aldo Vanucci:
Running, running.
Tony Powell:
What are we running from?
Aldo Vanucci:
From yourselves. Uh, you get the symbolic meaning?
[
Tony shakes his head 'no']
Aldo Vanucci:
Aah! No matter how fast you run, you can never run away from yourselves!
Tony Powell:
Aahh! Beautiful!
Aldo Vanucci:
Aagghh! If only I could steal enough to become an honest man!
Vittorio De Sica:
I want more sand in the desert!
Aldo Vanucci:
[
to the police chief] In films either you have got a face or you don't got a face. You have got a face.
Aldo Vanucci:
Because I am a small crook, I go to prison. It's only the big crooks that go free. Is that justice?
Aldo Vanucci:
I'll get you a new stove, with push buttons!
Mama Vanucci:
I don't want buttons! I want GRANDCHILDREN!
[
Breaks down in tears]
Aldo Vanucci:
You hear that Gina, your Mama wants Grandchildren!
Gina Vanucci aka "Gina Romantica":
You're a crook. Steal her some!
Aldo Vanucci:
Mama, look the other way. I'm going to kill Gina.
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