The exquisite truth is to believe in something that maybe you know is a fiction, but you believe in it willingly.

I am like a cartoon strip; I am like Donald Duck; everybody knows me in Italy.

I could have made a small film and kept all the money from 'Life is Beautiful'. Instead, I spent more money than I had on 'Pinocchio', a very risky film.

You're serving. You're not a servant. Serving is a supreme art. God is the first servant. God serves men but he's not a servant to men. - Eliseo Orefice

My mother brought me magicians and witches, because I was very ugly, really revolting. So she thought somebody had put a spell on me - this is the truth - so she made me drink some horrible terrifying potions, for year.

I would like to thank my parents in Vergaio, a little village in Italy. They gave me the biggest gift: poverty.

The Divine Comedy' is very sophisticated but also very popular.