Alberto Sordi

Take care, these Italians, full of failings, are neither you, nor me; they are your neighbors, the ones you meet on the staircase and whom you do not like to greet.

You don't work on something for six years and be blind to the myriad of other approaches.

I laugh at absurdity hardest, then stories, then observations, then bearded men on roller skates.

When I left Barcelona, staying in Spain was an important factor in my decision to join Madrid. I did not have to change country or learn a new language, adopt a different sort of lifestyle, and so on.