I don't like myself. I'm not vain at all. I hate looking at myself - I always think I look ugly. Honest.

Before a long-haul flight, buy yourself a cheap, big, comfortable pillow. It makes a huge difference.

I think school is so important. I was good student. A rebel, but I did well in my studies. I don't close myself to anything. I liked reading and I still love learning. I loved history and German.

When people speak their own language you get a much better sense of who they are.

A good show makes me happy. It's a great sensation. If you could capture a great atmosphere and do it every time, that would be amazing.

My parents wanted me to work in a bank or as an accountant.

I've done everything. I've sung, done records, plays... It just so happened my first professional job was as a dancer. I've done the whole shebang, darling. But dancing was my first professional engagement in 1974. I got paid for it, so that was it, my vocation. But my parents weren't keen. They wanted me to be an accountant in Italy. Or a lawyer. They were furious. I had to run away. I had to leave the country.