I couldn't settle in Italy - it was like living in a foreign country.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I like my country, but I don't think like an Italian. It's a complex, complicated difficult country to make things happen in.
Italy was a surprise in my life. I went there just to make money and then go back to Israel and study psychology. The arts wasn't something I grew up with or thought I could be part of.
I like the world, but I feel very, very Italian. I love the small parts of my country: Tuscany, Capri in the winter. I don't like big towns.
If I spoke Italian, I'd be in Italy in a minute. I love the food, I love the way people live there. I mean, it really is my idea of paradise.
I love places that have an incredible history. I love the Italian way of life. I love the food. I love the people. I love the attitudes of Italians.
I have been going to Italy since 1980, but I always went to do work. I did not live overseas, because I do not like running around with everything I own in a paper bag.
I think I went to Italy initially for the art, architecture, food and history, but I stayed there because of the people in Cortona.
Moving from Wales to Italy is like moving to a different country.
Love and understand the Italians, for the people are more marvellous than the land.
I love Italy and I say I am from Italy wherever I go.