Television Presenters

"Fazio is the mellifluous leftist. His eyes look like two eggs in a frying pan."

"He's boring, his guests are boring."

"But he's a total piece of shit! Everyone says he's nice, but it's not true! I completely disagree: he's the most cynical man I know."

"To be allowed on television, you have to belong to the new television species created during the Berlusconi years, but which is still in vogue. The figure of the paraculo, yes, write it down, the one who never takes sides, who blends in, who makes indifference his banner. [...] Names and surnames, as I do in show business. Bonolis, who claims to feel neither right nor left, Fabio Volo, who boasts of being a indifferent, Simona Ventura, who defines herself as equidistant, candidly adding that she worked at Mediaset while being pursued by rumours that she was Galliani's lover and that she let him believe it. [...] Gene Gnocchi, Fiorello, Fabio Fazio, Baudo himself. [...] They are the heroes of TV opportunism, the ones with the glossy masks. They work on the condition that they don't rock the boat, not realising that opportunism is a form of corruption."

"Minions (film) (dubbing into Italian)"

"Gino e Michele, Matteo Molinari, Anche le formiche nel loro piccolo s'incazzano. Opera omnia, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, Milano, 1997. ISBN 88-04-43263-2"

"Well, now that almost a year has passed, I can say it. When I took over as editor-in-chief of Libero on 12 August 2009, my legs were shaking."

"Capalbio is better than Portofino, more chic. With the money from Trochetti Provera, Gad Lerner can afford this and more, so he can host who knows how many black people in his house."

"He has had a troubled political career, typical of his generation, but today he is very different from his early days."

"He's very good, I'm glad they put him on TG1, he's a good presenter and an excellent journalist. But will he be a good director?"

"Hydrogen bomb explodes in North Korea, causing an earthquake. Too bad Salvini and Razzi weren't in their adopted homeland."

"Just as Borghezio has already been expelled from the parliamentary group he belonged to in Strasbourg following his offensive remarks against Kyenge, we expect the Lega senators to do the same with Calderoli. It will not be a great loss. It will also serve to re-establish in Italy the European practice of keeping racists on the margins of institutions, not least because the liberal and moderate right is the first to commit itself to not giving them any space."

"(Regarding Silvio Berlusconi) Hallelujah! The orchestra plays in front of the Quirinale and throughout Italy we celebrate Liberation Day. The future is uncertain, but we are leaving behind the shame of being represented in the world by a man like."

"RAI argues and then doesn't reopen its talk shows. Thanks, you're brilliant: it's all publicity for La7, which broadcasts them."

"On 27 May 1964, a nine-year-old boy with a poor appetite, already in his pyjamas, was given special permission to stay up and watch television. His mother tricked him: ‘Look, if you don't eat, even your heroes won't make it’. I still remember the monstrous size of the stuffed loaf of bread that was placed in my hands. I chewed tenaciously, my eyes fixed on the screen. I swallowed with difficulty but without stopping: the first good luck ritual, the more I ate, the better our team played! I only stopped to wave the Nerazzurri flag on the sofa after every goal. When captain Picchi lifted the cup to the sky in the middle of the Prater in Vienna and the white shirts of Real Madrid finally appeared defeated, my father was moved to tears: how could I sleep with all that adrenaline in my brain and all that bread in my stomach? So that little boy, who was usually sent to bed before Carosello, took his place in his pyjamas in the Fiat 1300, with the flag hanging out of the window. Everyone to Piazza Duomo! Long live Inter, who freed the night for children!"

"We shattered that ‘we’ that Gaber was leading us towards. He wanted to take us into our individual selves, within each of which there is religion, spirituality, artistic sensibility, politics itself, to seek, together, a different ‘we’ that would truly liberate and involve all selves. Instead, we have arrived at frightening new ‘we’s, which isolate each other and are even capable of racism and violence. We have come to ask ourselves whether human freedom is a ‘political’ or ‘anti-political’ matter."

"(About Giorgio Gaber) It was by acting in this [collective] dimension that he created a unique way of connecting with the public, breaking away from all the self-referential clichés that, as a hugely popular figure, he could easily have allowed himself. Because it is true that, on the one hand, Gaber made the radical choice to remain on the sidelines; but immediately afterwards, he suggested to anyone who wanted to listen to him that they should go to him. Ready to engage in discussion with him."

"Something tells me that the Sallusti&Santanchè duo will prove to be more active, imaginative and lively than the Feltri&Belpietro duo. In any case, it will be entertaining, given that Sallusti is to Pavolini what Feltri is to Badoglio."

"I have voted for various parties. Never the PCI or anything like that. Never AN. Never DC. Sometimes socialist, PRI. Once Lega. Last time Forza Italia."

"The owner of the Omega agency gave me a photomontage with Pivetti‘s face on the body of a topless ballerina in a tutu. Knowing Farina’s total devotion to her, I called him and said, ‘Tomorrow I'm putting this photo of Pivetti with her breasts exposed on the front page’. He turned pale and started sweating. ‘Well, bare breasts, no, slightly exposed’. And I said, ‘What are you talking about, her tits are out’. He was a wreck: ‘We can't publish this photo’. ‘Are you kidding? On the front page! I spent a lot of money.’ Increasingly pale and exhausted, Farina took the photo, pulled out his cheque book and said, ’How much? I'll buy it.’"

"(About Sandro Bondi) He courageously said that Forza Italia must not become a party of membership cards. That people should not think in terms of factions but in a big way, like Berlusconi. Bondi was publicly mocked by Scajola for that courageous interview."

"When I asked Luca Telese to come and work for us [Libro], Luca stammered: ‘But I'm left-wing.’ I replied: ‘Who better to report on the crisis of the left?’"

"(To the daily newspaper Libero) I had already hired Guzzanti. Vittorio had been less effective in recent years, Romagnoli had disappeared a bit, I was trying to hire Battista, but he said no, he was afraid, perhaps he dreamed of more important things. Galli della Loggia I simply forgot about him."

"I got my biggest scoop when I found out that Antonio Baldassarre, former president of the Constitutional Court, was telling people that a general had told him that in order to stop the referendum on the Guardia di Finanza, he had gone to Scalfaro, who in turn had intervened with two members of the Constitutional Court. I got myself invited to a dinner, sat next to Baldassarre and listened to his story, which ended up in the newspaper the next day. Compared to that, the Watergate scandal was child's play."

"When someone talks about freedom of the press, I laugh. I remember Eugenio Scalfari's heartfelt articles when De Benedetti ended up in prison. I remember memorable and comical pieces in Repubblica when De Benedetti presented his financial company. Not even the reports of the Duce's speeches were so enthusiastic. And la Stampa‘’ has to report on these days of crisis at Fiat. And Libero is running a series of investigations into the Roman health service without mentioning that its publisher, Angelucci, owns several clinics in Rome."

"If we [il Giornale] are the newspaper of Forza Italia, la Repubblica is the newspaper of the DS."

"I had a vague sympathy for the socialists. I also wrote for l'Espresso."

"(Referring to Silvio Berlusconi) If, in order to keep the left, the wheeler-dealers and the spendthrifts at bay, I have to pay the price of having a head of government who touches women's bottoms, I have no hesitation. Better an old pig than lots of young hypocrites like Fini."

"For me, a journalist is someone who seeks out news, not someone who has been handed a burgundy leather badge despite never having found a single news story in their life."

"History has taken it upon itself to disprove the narrow-minded and the liars with a long trail of blood."

"A few days ago, I mentioned a bad dream that had disturbed my sleep. It was a nightmare in which Berlusconi was forced to resign and a public health government replaced him, introducing electoral legislation that took us back twenty years. In the end, a large coalition comprising Fini, Casini, Bersani, Di Pietro and Vendola defeated Il Cavaliere, bringing his long reign to an end and plunging us back into the First Republic."

"When I was younger I didn’t have the guts to pursue my passion, I thought I had to have a stable career since entertainment is mainly on a freelance basis."

"There’s no such thing as a free meal, meaning you have to work hard and smart for everything you want in life. Nothing comes easy, and if something doesn’t work out the first time doesn’t mean you have to abandon it."

"Surround yourself with people who want the best for you and who can help you see your goals at a different perspective. Have a good support system around you because we all need that."

"You must be able to take constructive criticism and avoid having people who inflate your ego only"

"The nve of the collection is about accentuating the femininity of a woman, because if a woman looks good they feel good, and it radiates where she goes."

"I have learned, from my experience that being an entrepreneur is about failing. But it’s a necessary experience that gives invaluable lessons. It’s also important to have a good support system around you because failing can be demotivating. Every failure is a contributing factor to what you need to learn, no matter what you are aspiring to achieve."

"Focusing on achieving one aspect of your life without giving attention to other areas is not a healthy way to be successful, if one finds balance, they find success"

"I don’t think success is a final destination. For me, success is about balance. It’s a challenge that I face because as a career-oriented woman whose married and has other caps to wear is quite hard"

"I also assumed that everyone is nice and although there are genuine people, not everyone is what you think they are. Meaning, I had to learn to work with different people the best way I know how, without losing who I am"

"I had to develop a thick skin because being rejected after numerous auditions is difficult. I learned that you can’t get every role, not because there’s something wrong with you but because you are not what casting agents are looking for pertaining the role"

"I am glad I have my educational background and there came a point where I had to choose between my articles in charted accounting or entertainment, and I chose the latter and, as they say, the rest is history."

"This has been one of the most amazing journeys in my career. Besides learning how to dance I have learnt so much about myself: how to be a little more patient, how to be open and brave, how to let go of the things that limit me- both physically and mentally and how to focus my mind even under extreme pressure. For Ryan, my partner, I am extremely grateful! He is an incredible human being who has been the most generous partner, friend and mentor. He pushed me, supported me and believed in me every single step of the way. The biggest lesson I can take away from Strictly Come Dancing is that the harder you work, the luckier you get- it really is as simple as that"

"My fans have brought me to tears on several occasions with their fierce support. I have been completely surprised and overwhelmed by the love, support and generosity I have experienced. I am truly blessed to have this kind of unwavering support"

"Every week was a challenge to improve on ourselves. How can we give more? Do more? Work harder? But most importantly we never wanted to stop having fun"

"It was quite intimidating to go onto set with this established ‘family’ of actors. Everyone’s been so warm. The other day, while we were waiting to get paid, I, literally, shouted (in excitement): ‘I’m so happy to be here’, to two of the actors."

"Things have been really good, though. I’m presenting for the first time (on Mela). It has been scary because you don’t know how people will respond – as they are getting to see you. There is no script. However, working on this show has highlighted how amazing South Africans are as a community. Every single time I go on a location shoot, I meet someone who blows my mind with their incredible story"

"It is so funny. It feels like the universe is giving me everything I want. The problem is, I manifested everything at the same time and had to turn down some projects."

"Aside from her acting journey she is also a confident television presenter, master of ceremonies coordinator as well as a successful businesswoman and philanthropist;Sergio Miller"

"I love the character and the integral personality that Kimberly Smith has. She makes me very … happy to occupy and to see where her story ends"