We [ with Italo Calvino] had a great relationship. I don't think it's a coincidence that his only daughter's name is Giovanna. I loved his book dedic…

- Giovanna Cau

I didn't take care of the kids. I took care of the interior decoration of the house. I wanted to be an architect, so I curated that aspect of things.…

- Giovanna Cau

Today's consumerism has changed things. I think children are much less creative now.

- Giovanna Cau

Work is a great thing. This is something my father taught me. He didn't want me to grow up to be somebody's wife.

- Giovanna Cau

There were a lot of contradictions between Marcello's[ Mastroianni] public persona and who he was in private. The fact that Italy chose to incarnate …

- Giovanna Cau

He[ Italo Calvino] always said it would be impossible to try to make films out of his books, though he hoped it would happen because that's where the…

- Giovanna Cau

I'd never seen Marcello [Mastroianni] truly in love with a woman. I called him "the man who couldn't love." He was capable of enormous amounts of aff…

- Giovanna Cau

My father was everything to me. Unlike my mother - I didn't have a special affinity with her.

- Giovanna Cau

She [Monica Vitti] was a great actress, but a very difficult person. I am not in contact with her at the moment because she is very sick. Not a gener…

- Giovanna Cau