Alberto Sordi's most famous lines
The top 3 according to 0 votes from people: Macaroni, you provoked me and now I'm going to destroy you, macaroni! · I am who I am, and you are… · The Marquis del Grillo never asks for discounts: he either pays or he doesn't… and I'm not paying you!. (Updated Sep 26, 2026.)
Lines by Alberto Sordi (Rome, 1920-2003) that Romans, and everyone else, have been repeating for generations, each with its film.
Automatically translated (original in Italiano). See the original
Top 10
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Macaroni, you provoked me and now I'm going to destroy you, macaroni!
Nando Mericoni facing a plate of spaghetti in An American in Rome (1954).
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I am who I am, and you are…
The most famous line from Il Marchese del Grillo (1981), left here without its final swear word.
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The Marquis del Grillo never asks for discounts: he either pays or he doesn't… and I'm not paying you!
Il Marchese del Grillo (1981), with the Jewish cabinetmaker.
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When you're joking, you have to be serious!
Il Marchese del Grillo (1981).
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The marquis's cricket always hops; whoever hops merrily always lives.
Il Marchese del Grillo (1981).
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Workers! Workers of the mortar… pfft!
Alberto mocking the labourers in Fellini's I vitelloni (1953).
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A raspberry cheapens whoever blows it, not whoever receives it.
Il vigile (1960) by Luigi Zampa.
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Better get used to injustice while you're young.
Il vigile (1960).
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You see, Paolino, your mother is a great woman… but she thinks like a woman.
Una vita difficile (1961) by Dino Risi.
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Remember that in this world you just have to say yes with your eyes and no with your head.
Un borghese piccolo piccolo (1977) by Mario Monicelli.
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Comments (2)
Il Marchese del Grillo è immortale, lo rivedo ogni Natale ahahah
«Maccarone, m'hai provocato» è la scena più romana di sempre.