"I am overjoyed, but I repeat: it is not my country which awards me. In Italy, those who make a name for themselves in other countries are ignored."

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On being awarded with L'Ordre national du Mérite (National Order of Merit) from Nicolas Sarkozy, as quoted in Alessandra Martines: Parigi premia il mio talento ma l'Italia spesso mi ignora, Corriere della Sera, (8-26-2008).