The environment was so strong, so dramatic. Tragedy is all over Calabria; it's in the air. All this corresponds to my temperament.

In the past, people were born royal. Nowadays, royalty comes from what you do.

It is nice to have valid competition; it pushes you to do better.

For me, the summer will be pure gray - mother-of-pearl gray, very pale gray. To me, this is the big statement for summer. Then we have light blue, light turquoise, lots of pink.

I'm a little like Marco Polo, going around and mixing cultures.