I eat a lot of salad, a little meat, and some fruit—that’s all. But I like sweets.

I work when I feel like I can do something that pleases me, that I think I can give a little more than I've given up to yesterday.

Cooking is an act of love, a gift, a way of sharing with others the little secrets -- 'piccoli segreti' -- that are simmering on the burners.

Sometimes when you involve yourself in so many things, you can't do any of them well - and I like to do everything perfectly.

Beauty is no handicap if you don't think about it.

Sex is like washing your face - just something you do because you have to. Sex without love is absolutely ridiculous. Sex follows love, it never precedes it.

I know how to say 'no' in twelve languages. That's enough for a woman.