Quotes

Proietti is an amazing teacher and he had this way of playing with words, teasing them, throwing them, turning them inside out. And he is a generous teacher. The first time I had the chance to speak to him, I just felt a huge admiration for the man and for the artist.

"Lux Vide" is what I would call a "foster-family" and that is why I love to work with them.

(On Ferzan Ozpetek, director of "La Finestra Di Fronte"): "He is a brilliant person, the kind of director who listens to your ideas and who tries to find a way to let you express them."

(On acting) "I am an actor because I want to touch people. I am not changing their lives but I want them to have fun, to experience emotions. The audience has to feel that I am giving my best and when they clap hands, I feel like I have done something good. That is why I am doing this job"

(On his parents and marriage): "They have given me this wonderful 40- year long love movie and they still love one another. I want it too and that is why I am still single. I need to believe that my marriage is going to be like theirs and I cannot conceive the idea of a marriage that is going to break up after a short time. One cannot start off on that basis."

(On Don Matteo): The series has a wonderful message. It tells everybody that there is no real end as long as there is hope. And hope means that no matter how huge the mistakes one's made, there is still a way to start anew. Of course, one also has to face the consequences of those mistakes before moving on.

My father is a doctor. If I had had to choose another job, I would have studied medicine or become a policeman.