The most adventurous thing I've done is learn how to fly a helicopter in the Philippines. One night we landed on a beach and slept on it.

Sequels are not done for the audience or cinema or the filmmakers. It's for the distributor. The film becomes a brand.

Usually, the stuff that's your best idea or work is going to be attacked the most.

I never went to a psychologist or psychiatrist in my life. Never. You know, Italians are a little prejudiced against that kind of thing.

I have much to learn from my daughter Sofia. Her minimalism exposes my limitations: I'm too instinctive and operatic, I put too much heart into my work, I get lost sometimes in bizarre things - it's my Italian heritage.

If you're a person who says yes most of the time, you'll find yourself in the hotel business and the restaurant business.