Maybe sometimes I have been wrong with some movies. Anyway, I try to do my best.

I thank my parents for the greatest gift of all: poverty

Only comedians can talk about death, life, God and Virgin Mary. If I was a tragic actor, I couldn't allow myself. But with this accent I can do it. I can talk with death in person because I am a clown. Yes. And I am proud to be a clown - very much.

Dante Alighieri is a universal poet, and great creators, they are writing for everybody always. Every single verse is very moving, and the beauty - if we don't understand, we just stay listening to the sound and it's like hearing music.

The first movie I saw - and I don't know if it influenced me - was Ben Hur. We watched it outside in a corn field, and it ran backwards. So the first movie I ever saw was Ben Hur, backwards.

I do not think the American peoples are idiots. They are a very playful and sensitive people! I know them!

It's a sign of mediocrity when you demonstrate gratitude with moderation.