Every episode of 'The Conversation' was created to be a platform for women, to connect women, and to allow women's voices to be heard as much as possible. That's why I launched that show on a television network and online simultaneously.

Female friendships have sustained me from my earliest days as a child.

Some people would say having a feminist perspective is political, but I don't think it is. I think it's just having a female perspective.

I'm passionate about women's issues, and there are no outlets for that on TV, so I wanted to create one.

It's a pragmatist's business, comedy. Start off with good intentions and references to the Pompidou Centre and you end up with boiled sweets and a pantomime cow.

My life and career is defined by the constant pursuit of new forms of culture and self-expression.

Comedy is difficult, especially slapstick. The trick is to have fun while you are performing it.

We realized that Elite has the potential to really add value to a company like La Perla, due to its relationship to the fashion business, links to music, to entertainment, all of this tends to point more and more to the luxury consumer. The fashion world is one where Italy has clear excellence. I see the potential with it very clearly.