People have an image of Italians. When I go somewhere in the world, I don't care where it is, when they look at me it's not about my intelligence. It's who can I beat up.
To be a character who feels a deep emotion, one must go into the memory's vault and mix in a sad memory from one's own life.
I think, especially when you're in college, each book that you're reading tends to tell you who you are.

