Until the age of eighteen, he was an actor in high demand in film, television and advertising, well-known enough to feature in the crosswords of weekly magazines: “When I look back at the photos from that time, I can still hear Morricone’s music playing on set.” Interview

From the crisis at the Ponte Marconi greyhound track in Rome to its associated organisation, the Greyhound Adopt Centre Italy. “Anyone who wants a greyhound shouldn’t be doing it out of pity, but should demonstrate commitment and responsibility.” Interview

His mind and hands are devoted to an art form that has been in his family since 1877, when the first puppeteers of the Puzzo family established it in Syracuse: “These days, being a puppeteer also means being an entrepreneur. Passion alone isn’t enough; it takes nothing less than devotion.” Interview

“The inspiration for the film stems from the simple realisation that it was possible – and indeed necessary – to tell the character’s story beyond the confines of documentaries, as has been done abroad for so many musical heroes. It has an inspiring moral.” Interview

Despite the dissolution of the City Council, brought about by Camorra infiltration, the former mayor has no regrets about the experience. He accuses his former party of having distanced itself from him and the local area

The professor presents a concise essay on the emblematic case of an intellectual who changed sides right up to the very end: "Piovene had pretended to be a fascist simply to become a journalist. The theory of bad faith naturally sets him apart from all those who viewed their own past as a mistake."