Italians have no sense of the dramatic.

Yes, thanks to God... my life has a goal, much more important than my artistic activities, that is the struggle against Leukemia.

I am extraordinarily lucky, I was born in a family of strong moral values, and in my life I was able to do what I liked best: debuts, great theatres, but above all, inner and deep satisfaction.

I've always been a big fan of the American soul sound.

When you arrive at a certain level it's very easy to say yes: that is the moment to learn to say no.

The happiest moment in my life? When my doctor told me I was completely cured of leukaemia.

I love good food but I follow strict rules the days I perform.

Yes, you must have the courage of being free.

I can't see why we can't toss in a Junior Walker or Wilson Pickett number in every once in a while.

Everybody, even me, sometimes had to compromise on something, doing things we know to be wrong, and this happens doing whatever job in the world. But a singer must have the courage of saying no.

It's logical for us to sing, but not necessarily operatic pieces.

If people but knew their own religion, how tolerant they would become, and how free from any grudge against the religion of others.

They kissed in the middle of the sidewalk, letting the crowds of people flow around them like water around an island.

Historians don't really like to carry on speculative debates, but you could certainly argue that the likelihood of a Soviet invasion of Western Europe was extremely, extremely low.

To struggle and to understand. Never the last without the first. That is the law.

Speak not through the positive mind or the negative mind, but from the neutral mind.

As far as casting, I'm there for every single person that's cast. Even if it's one word, I'm there for their auditions.

Never try to help God fulfill His word.

Three cardinal virtues of business: creativity, building community, practical realism.

The human character, we believe, requires in general constant and immediate control to prevent its being biased from right by the seductions of self-love.

Making movies, you're like an independent contractor - you come in, you have a specific job, and a lot of what you do is completely manipulated, which is good and bad.