Quotes

I was sitting at the ice cream parlor in the village with friends when a dark car approached. The window went down and a man said to me, "Little boy do you want to make a movie?"

On days off I would go and see a few football matches nearby, but mostly I was on set watching other people's work. Sometimes Paolo and I had fun making jokes about extras.

I stayed there for three months. I was staying at the Palace hotel and with me was my brother, already of age, who acted as a guardian. It was a different environment from the one he was used to but I settled quickly and without any problems. The first thing that came to mind when I heard the news on the radio was precisely the kindness that Bertolucci had with us little boys on set. He was always smiling and ready to joke, he was never rude. He was a good one.

I cannot thank Bertolucci enough for this gift. After that time we never saw each other again but the news of his death hurt me anyway. Certain ties remain, even if then life takes you elsewhere.