Carlo Conti (TV presenter)

"I am incredibly lucky, I have a duty to help those who are unlucky, this is the net amount of what I earned for the Festival, one hundred thousand euros for civil protection. You don't have to clap, this is normal. It's nice when you do good and don't say it, having to say it made me lose some of this strength, but I had to do it because at the beginning there was a lack of respect."

"Interviewer: If you met the Carlo Conti of the beginning today, what feeling would he give you and what would you advise him for the future? Conti: First of all he would make me very fond of him, then I would advise him to put a lot of enthusiasm into the things he wants to do , enthusiasm and heart, something that I have always done in my life. Advice that applies to all those who want to make their passion their profession."

"If I close my eyes I am reminded of Sanremo 1971. I am reminded of a gentleman with a beard, namely Lucio Dalla, singing "4 March 1943". That song struck me a lot, also because I was born in March, so the song had a great fascination in me, as a child. A song that gave me a great thrill and it is no coincidence that I wanted it in the promos of the Festival [...]."

"The message of Saint Francis is a universal message. You're fascinated by it, there's nothing you can do! But I am a sinner like the others. I pay attention to nature and give a lot of importance to others. The other must always be respected and it is this aspect of Saint Francis' message that I try in particular to put into practice with humility."

"[...] television plays an important role as an example. And precisely by virtue of respect for others, I believe that this job requires a lot of honesty, especially towards the people who follow us from home."

"It struck me greatly, from the first moment he was named, that Pope Bergoglio had chosen Francis as his name. A name with great meanings that no one had used before. He is a person full of energy who manages to enter straight into our hearts. He is a force of nature who transmits God's love to all of us. But I was also struck by the strength of Ratzinger in making such a sensational choice to leave his post. A choice that no one understood at the beginning, but which now reveals the strong plan of the Holy Spirit."

"I don't have a secret, or at least I think I don't. It's definitely all about alchemy. The difficult thing is finding this alchemy. I try to do something for the family, in a transversal way, that can please both the grandmother and the grandson who are in front of the screen."

"Interviewer: The partner from whom you learned the most? Fialdini: Carlo Conti is a master for me. Number one, but in front of him I go crazy and get everything wrong. It has the ability to surprise me. I was won over during a Sanremo, the one with Maria De Filippi. It was the final evening, the highlight. What does he do during the commercial break? He goes down to the stalls, goes to his partner and asks: has the child eaten? Gigantic."