In revenge for all those singing 'Arrivederci Roma' in English, I'm going to sing 'Chicago' in Italian!
On the fear of dying: I died once in a night club. It was my first night club date. I'm 39, quite successful, make quite a lot of money, happy. When Will I be in a better shape to face it?
On being poor and being rich: The feeling of being poor is terrible You think the whole world is against you...I went on no matter what!...Now that I am rich, I enjoy the fact that I can walk into any restaurant anywhere and not think how much the bill is going to be.
"From the waist up I'm Neapolitan" (pointing to his heart). "From the waist down I'm Genovese" (pointing to his pocket)