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

The most indespensible ingredient of all good home cooking: love for those you are cooking for.

I believe that rewards in life are deserved. Every reward is the fruit of discipline, of dedication and of sacrifices. And of stubbornness.

I still don't know what I want to do when I grow up.

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.

If you haven't cried, your eyes can't be beautiful.

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