Alessandro Cecchi Paone

"Fernanda Pivano criticized Generations of Love for seeming like a love madrigal for her. And this is why today it is me, and not you, who is presenting the film at this festival. But if someone points to the moon we shouldn't blame it. Love, in this film that Ottavio has carried out heroically, is in every frame. It's not just that of the director for the writer. It is that of Pivano for the great writers of American counter culture such as Ginsberg and Kerouac that she brought to Italy. And it is their love for life, for art and for freedom. Especially for political and sexual liberation."

"I am thrilled by the relationship between Salvini and Isoardi. A rough man who doesn't wash, dresses badly, with an always long beard and a breath that smells of grappa. I don't see it with Isoardi, she's a beautiful girl, very delicate. He always attacked me on TV, but usually when people love they soften. If this is the case Isoardi is welcome, otherwise let's hope he doesn't make her become rude too."

"[On Mario Adinolfi] A fat, fascist cleric. He says terrifying things, he was also at that homophobic conference with the pedophile priest. In this case they say cherchez l'argent, someone must have financed that newspaper he writes. Someone in the Curia needs a fanfare against the new Pope, which is wonderful. He even received a trans in the Vatican. There won't be any volunteers who support the costs of publishing a newspaper like this."

"Not everyone has the courage of Koulibaly to oppose racist chants or phrases during a football match."

"[On Emilio Fede] he was absolutely not a great journalist. He was a lucky man, he found himself in the right places at the right times, like in the famous explosion of the first Gulf War, but he wasn't a great journalist. He was totally devoid of the ability to teach, to create a real editorial team. Fortunately, there is no Fedian school.From the interview with Peter Gomez in The confession, Nove; quoted in Massimo Falcioni, Cecchi Paone: "Fede is not a great journalist. Incapable of teaching, he only had luck" , tvblog.it , April 18, C.E.2021. </ ref>"

"There may be situations in which one prefers to have a man next to him rather than a woman. Alexander the Great and Hephaestion. Achilles and Patroclus. The Theban legion was unbeatable because they were very valiant warriors, very virile and engaged with each other. They fought to save themselves and their companion."

"One can have a good psychological structure and the right culture. But the culture is right for living in London, in New York, in Berlin, in Paris. Not in Italy."

"In the footsteps of Alexander the Great I reject the do-gooder conception of man and history. war is an integral part of the relationship between individuals and between states. Denying it means not preparing the new generations."

"Our well-being is based on oil. We cannot allow it to fall into the hands of our enemies. Guys, if you like riding a scooter, know that it depends on oil. Do you want this oil to fall into the hands of our enemy?"

"[...] I loved women very much, even sexually, but one then moves from the pussy to the pleasure of the ass."

"Sodomy unnatural? Whoever says this has never tried it."

"[On surrogacy] I have always been against it, I would never use a woman as an incubator."

"Fascism problem in Italy? No [...]. We have already defeated him and we will defeat him again. There are fascist attitudes such as beatings, the way migrants speak."

"Legal cannabis? Right away. I only smoked once because when my ex-girlfriend smoked she fucked like hell. Cocaine? Never tried it, I work on it with my head. Exaggerating with cannabis is also bad but it also applies when I overdo it with whisky."

"Atheist bastard! Fake atheist! [...] You only think about showing off your obscene bisexuality. You are ridiculous! [...] Think of Pope John, think of Wojtyla, think of the saints, and not the bullshit you say. Respect the Church! [...] Ignorant, goat! [...] But what a layman, a fake layman, a priest of secularism are you, what a layman! You are ridiculous, as you always have been. No, let's say that Pope John was an oppressor, that Paul VI was incapable, that Wojtyla was worth nothing, that Mother Teresa of Calcutta was worth nothing, that Padre Pio was worth nothing ... he's worth it, he's never done shit in his life! Ignorant goat! That is! Respect! Other than fascism... he said fascism, the Church, oppression... but what oppression? Read Dante, read Manzoni, learn that goat! Don't bring me fakes... who are fucking secular... they like cock! He likes that! (Vittorio Sgarbi)"

"Cecchi Paone is a kind of right-wing aunt. I don't dislike him. I don't like him but not because he is right-wing. If Robert Redford he were on the right I would still like him. Cecchi Paone, sincerely... (Gianni Vattimo)"

"Breaks the very strong hypocrisy of the centre-right on the homosexual issue [...] The other evening Taormina shouted on a local TV program that he was normal and gays were not. But Cecchi Paone is not the only gay or bisexual center-right candidate. He is the first one who has the courage to say it. (Franco Grillini)"