Making films has never just been a job to me, it is my life. I have some interests outside of acting - I sing and I've written books, for instance - but acting is what keeps me going, it's what I do, it gives life purpose.

The secret to a long marriage in the film industry? Marry someone wonderful, as I did. And always have her come along on location.

Acting is like a snowstorm or perhaps a large empty vacuum. I`m not deluded by the fact that I'm getting all these offers for work, I'm very happy about it, but I know also that there is the other side and who knows, next year, they may not offer me anything. You never know.

I have been metal all my life, only I did not know about it. The people in this album (Charlemagne) and I, share the same values.

People should not pass judgment until they have seen the film.

The thing I have always tried to do is surprise people, to present them with something they didn't expect.

Acting as a profession came to me by chance: in 1946, after the war, I was having lunch with my cousin, who was the Italian ambassador, and he asked, 'What are you going to do now you're out of uniform?' I said, 'I'm pretty inventive, and I can imitate people,' and he said, 'Have you thought about being an actor?'