La Strada

"Quiet flame, bright flame, quiet flame, night cries."

"Shes not like Rosa. But shes a good girl, poor thing. Shell do what shes told. She just came out a little strange. But, if she eats every day, maybe shell get better."

"Widow: For three nights Ive been up at 1:00am to cook. Think Im tired? If I felt like it, I could dance all night long. Us older women are better than young girls."

"What if I asked you to come with me? Ill teach you to walk the tightrope, way up in the air, with all the lights on you. I have a car. Wed be traveling all the time. Wed have a world of fun. Would you like that? But no. "Nothing." You have to stay with Zampanò and perform his ridiculous stunts and let him beat you like a donkey. Such is life."

"Aldo Silvani - Il Signor Giraffa, the circus owner"

"Marcella Rovere - La Vedova, the widow"

"[reciting his act by rote before a crowd] Here we have a piece of chain that is a quarter of an inch thick. It is made of crude iron, stronger than steel. With the simple expansion of my pectoral muscles, or chest, that is, Ill break the hook. [collecting money from the crowd] Thank you, thank you. Now, to do this feat, I must fill myself up like a tire. If a blood vessel should break, I would spit blood. For instance, in Milan a man weighing 240 pounds lost his eyesight doing this trick. That is because the optical nerves take a beating, and once you lose your eyes, you are finished. If theres any delicate person in the audience, I would advise him to look away cause there could be blood. [with seemingly great effort, he breaks the chain]"

"You want to go with Zampanò and take Rosas place? Hell teach you a trade. Youll earn some money. And one less mouth to feed around here wouldnt be bad."

"This is the picture YOUVE HEARD about!"

"Already, word has come from the worlds film centers - a great picture is coming...unique in its elemental story and setting...rare in the earthy, human magnificence of its portrayals."

"Richard Basehart - Il Matto, the fool"

"Livia Venturini - La Suorina, the nun"