Totò's most famous lines
The top 3 according to 0 votes from people: Gentlemen are born, and I was born one, modestly! · Oh, do me a favour! · Regardless!. (Updated Dec 29, 2021.)
Lines by the Prince of Laughter, Antonio de Curtis (Naples, 1898-1967), that became part of everyday Italian, with the film or work they come from where known.
Automatically translated (original in Italiano). See the original
Top 12
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1
Gentlemen are born, and I was born one, modestly!
His motto, also the title of the film «Signori si nasce» (1960); the grammar is deliberately wrong.
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2
Oh, do me a favour!
His most famous catchphrase, to brush someone off.
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3
Regardless!
His favourite filler word, used out of place and now proverbial.
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4
Are we men or corporals?
From the 1955 film of the same name: humanity divided into men and bullying «corporals».
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5
We wanted to know the address…
The scene with the traffic warden in Milan's Piazza del Duomo in «Totò, Peppino e la... malafemmina» (1956), in made-up French.
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6
Miss, we come with this letter of mine to say a word to you…
The start of the ungrammatical letter dictated to Peppino in «Totò, Peppino e la... malafemmina» (1956).
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7
And I pay!
From the film «47 morto che parla» (1950), the stingy baron who always has to pay.
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8
Every limit has its patience.
One of his reversed proverbs, instead of «every patience has a limit».
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9
Trifles, trivialities, nonsense!
His way of saying something doesn't matter at all.
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10
It's the sum that makes the total.
One of his obvious truths delivered with great solemnity.
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11
Do you know what death is?… it's a leveller.
From his Neapolitan poem «'A livella» (1964), about death making everyone equal.
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12
Speak as you mind!
One of his howlers, instead of «mind how you speak».
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