In 1993, my first documentary was about the civil war in Algeria. That was in French and in Arabic. Another short film I did was silent. What I'm trying to say is that, yes, I'm Italian, and yes, I make films with Italian money, but personally, I've always been invested in the broader world of film-making.

When people think fashion is just the surface of things, I disagree very politely.

I think you should never be forced to be nice as an artist. An artist has to be uncomfortable in a way. Narcissistic and uncomfortable.

I'm incredibly inspired by the goofy edginess of teenagers and young people.

I belong to a strong Congress family. Right from my grandfather, my family has been supporting the Congress.

I'm interested to go other places, I've been the boy in the bubble since we've been shooting, I need to go travel a little bit, see where the action is, other than going to see family, of course.

I'm doing a lot of parenting work and acting as a spokesperson. I have a clothing line and a line of toys.

Seriously, I wanted to be an artist because I saw that it meant endless possibilities. I came from a badly managed family background, so art was a way of reinventing myself.