I am a great supporter of [Matteo ] Renzi, he is young, he knows how to communicate, he's our great hope.

I need to protect myself from everybody. I see so many people all day, all demanding their own jobs, their own opportunities, so in a way, I make a distinction. I'm very difficult about opening myself up with people at first . . . It just takes time.

Bloggers now have no concept. They are given things; they put them on, take pictures, and then just disappear from sight. Who cares?

The light of the screen annoys me.

I don't like fashionistas. They only wear the brand. You want to become a fashionista? Easy! Spend money.

The only time I was really surprised was the reaction to the [shoot dedicated to the] BP oil [spill in 2010]. I didn't expect it at all. It was for the August issue, perhaps one of the less relevant months, but there was so much buzz. It was picked up all over the American television, but I defended my position. I don't understand those that say that a magazine such as Vogue should not talk about these things.

When we launched our [ Vogue] site around five years ago, I had already started this process on paper. We are now building an enormous portfolio of photos, we've uploaded two million photos and we have three people that review them.