"I really like Renato Zero: he is a great artist, and he confirmed this to me in Venice, if ever there was any need. H…"

"Fini should get lost. He's not part of the PDL. If he wants to leave, let him go."

"(About Mikīs Theodōrakīs) He was the greatest composer of Mediterranean music of the twentieth century: by Mediterran…"

"I am not diplomatic. For the sake of humour, I say anything. And then I regret it."

"The market pays. And then you get a lot of spring onions and cherries. A Neapolitan man in Pioltello gave me a fish. …"

"You other men are lucky... until you're ninety... I'm over sixty, I'm done."

"Ours is a strange job. If you work, you earn money; if you don't work, you don't."

"I didn't have a very high fee. But I had sponsors. For ten years, I advertised mattresses. In the end, I looked like …"

"(About Pippo Baudo) He's someone who works hard and well. A great professional, but as a person he's rubbish."

"I had a moment of weakness at the end of my marriage and cheated on my husband. I still congratulate myself. It was t…"