One of the world's best selling Italian writers, it is a hard character to define. Through his life he has been a boy scout, a brothel's auditor, a poet, an athletics champion, an art seller, a speed boat racing pilot, an essayist, a novelist, a philosopher, an illustrator, a photographer, a commentator, a script writer, a film director, an actor, an anchorman, a tip tap dancer and finally an engineer. On thing is certain, two qualities are required in order to live such an extraordinary life: an open mind and an infinite love for living.—Anonymous