“Whether we like it or not, it (death) will come one day, but generally people are not in a hurry, and I personally have never been in a hurry in my life; this is perhaps why I reached this age.” in occasione del suo 103esimo compleanno.

 (Manoel de Oliveira, nome completo Manoel Cândido Pinto de Oliveira, regista, sceneggiatore e montatore; Porto, 11 dicembre 1908 – Porto, 2 aprile 2015)