That's probably how it was meant to be. Each of us has his own destiny.
Read more Alfredo QuotesFrom: Cinema Paradiso
Alfredo: Get out of here! Go back to Rome. You're young and the world is yours. I'm old. I don't want to hear you talk anymore. I want to hear others talking about you. Don't come back. Don't think about us. Don't look back. Don't write. Don't give in to nostalgia. Forget us all. If you do and you come back, don't come see me. I won't let you in my house. Understand?Salvatore: Thank you. For everything you've done for me.Alfredo: Whatever you end up doing, love it. The way you loved the projection booth when you were a little squirt.
When will this rotten summer end? In a film, it'd already be over. Fade-out, cut to a storm. Wouldn't that be great?
With all due respect to the Lord, who made the world in two or three days - I'd have taken a bit longer; but, in all modesty, I would've done it better.