In recent times Italy have been in a World Cup final every 12 years and I hope to still be there in 2018.

You score goals as a kid. Then you grow up stupid and become a goalkeeper.

On the field I defend our colours, love our flag and sing our anthem. I could not be more Italian than I am now.

I don't watch penalties in my hotel room. I watch naughty videos

My worst vice is gluttony. I try to keep myself under control because I'm an athlete, but once a week I like to pig out and act like a normal person.

When you have the chance to play a Champions League final, you have to win it.

It's fine to admit being nervous - after the event. But if you tell people you're uptight before the game, it can be like, 'That guy's got problems. We can't trust him.'

Maybe I'm the only footballer who isn't interested in cars. My Lancia Y gets me around.

Experience is the truest education.

Stay positive. Sometimes you don't even realize you're blocking your own blessings by thinking negatively and holding on to the past. Learn to let go.

People who have monsters recognize each other. They know each other without even saying a word.

We don't see a lot of models for male social interaction. There's sports and barn raisings.

It belongs to human nature to hate those you have injured.

You rarely, in the professional world, have the chance to express yourself as an individual.

[Raymond] Chandler, I reread him, and there's a lot of bad writing there. I don't think he knew much about people.

Dogs want only love but cats demand worship.

Learn to love your work and you'll never have to 'work' again.

I love the fact that I'm having an opportunity to make people laugh and you actually get to hear it.