It’s all a gift. So be grateful for every day.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 January 2026 source ↗
What is the most important lesson life has taught you?
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If you could edit your past, what would you change?
Failure & regret
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What has been your biggest disappointment?
Failure & regret
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What did you want to be when you were growing up?
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Death & what remains
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Minimum effort, maximum satisfaction. That’s the way everyone should live.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 December 2022 source ↗
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Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 December 2024 source ↗
Showing up is at least 90% of it.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 April 2026 source ↗
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You’ve got to keep trying because you don’t know what amazing things are round the corner. Also, always be grateful – at one point you wished to be where you are today.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 June 2023 source ↗
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Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 December 2022 source ↗
That Italy didn’t qualify for the World Cup this year.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 December 2022 source ↗
I wanted to be a footballer at first, like any other Neapolitan kid.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 December 2022 source ↗
I am always very happy in Sardinia with my family; I spend at least six months of the year there. Six months working and six months relaxing – I think that is a great balance.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 December 2022 source ↗
Overcooking pasta for my Italian family in Napoli – they would kill me.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 December 2022 source ↗
As a nice and fair guy who helped bring authentic Italian cooking to the UK.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 December 2022 source ↗
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