One reason Fellini's masterworks La Strada, La Dolce Vita, and 8 are so memorable is that they're infused with his singular personality. Fellini's passionate, life-loving, fanciful personality is equally on display in this collection of interviews, conducted shortly before his death in 1992, that also formed the basis of the documentary I'm a Born Liar. Segments of conversation are arranged in a topical alphabet, from "the actor's face" to "women." Besides commenting on nearly all his films, Fellini offers his views on such colleagues as Antonioni, Visconti, and Kurosawa; actor Marcello Mastroianni, composer Nino Rota, and other frequent collaborators; and such unexpected subjects as "I Ching," "LSD," and "rhinoceros milk." Most of his remarks are more whimsical than profound; for example, on the filmmaking process, "The first two weeks, I direct the film; after that the film directs me." Almost as impressive as the maestro's words are the 125 black-and-white stills and behind-the-scenes photographs that accompany them. The casual, anecdotal approach may frustrate serious cineasts, but buffs and browsers will be entertained. Gordon Flagg