My grandfather was a chef for a Baron in Sicily before he came to America. I grew up with him. I used to do my homework at one end of the kitchen table while he cooked at the other end.

What makes cookbooks interesting is to find out about the people and the culture that invented the food.

I met Milos in 1967. I was working on a student film. And there is Milos Forman. So that's how I met Milos.

I directed a piece of theater in Italy. We took nine fables from the town and we created a play.

To be a Bond villain, you only get to do that once in your life. You never get to come back.

You grow up in a Sicilian household, becoming an actor is not a big leap.

My grandfather was a chef for a Baron in Sicily before he came to America. I grew up with him. I used to do my homework at one end of the kitchen table while he cooked at the other end.