True happiness is impossible without solitude.... I need solitude in my life as I need food and drink and the laughter of little children. Extravagant though it may sound, solitude is the filter of my soul. It nourishes me, and rejuvenates me. Left alone, I discovered that I keep myself good company.

I wake up very early every morning and I have my coffee at 6:30. If it comes at 6:35, I'm very upset. I don't say anything but I'm upset because I'm so punctual in doing things, that if I lose five minutes I have to rush everything.

You do not become a star, you are born a star. A star is born with that indefinable extra something.

Mistakes are the price of an interesting life.

Any woman can look her best if she feels good in her skin. It's not a question of clothes or makeup. It's how she sparkles.

I'm not Italian, I am Neapolitan! It's another thing!

For me, it is good to be vulnerable. It makes me nice... weak sometimes, but in a good way, not a tragic way.