“Find a good teacher, don't betray yourself to succeed and be a better person before being a better actor.”

— Giovanni Morassutti

In response to the question, "What would you recommend to young actors?", from the interview "Giovanni Morassutti: La mia "voce" grazie a Giancarlo Giannini!", SestoDailyNews.net (October 3, 2014) http://www.sestodailynews.net/rubriche/stelle-di-giorno--di-concita-occhipinti/1981/giovanni-morassutti-la-mia-voce-grazie-a-giancarlo-giannini; also quoted in MUBI.com https://mubi.com/cast/giovanni-morassutti.

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Italian actor, theatre director and cultural entrepreneur. 1980

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