Lapo Elkann

I like listening to music and driving. How do you say... It's the only way I can 'chillax.'

— Lapo Elkann

I love Winston Churchill. I love the wisdom he had, the sagacity. I like people who are independent-minded. People who aren't part…

— Lapo Elkann

I am lucky because I can - and I like to - mix the beautiful Caraceni jackets I inherited from my grandfather…

— Lapo Elkann

I am Jewish, Italian, American, Catholic.

— Lapo Elkann

I am in love with cars; I love anything that moves,

— Lapo Elkann

I try cars; I try them all. Cars need to be sexy, because we're not talking about biscuits here.

— Lapo Elkann

I don't have an MBA, and I didn't go to Yale. I'm not an academic person and wasn't a good student. Instead,…

— Lapo Elkann

I love Italy and I say I am from Italy wherever I go.

— Lapo Elkann

Tiles, the best furniture, fabrics, bath fixtures, bronze - just leaf through any design magazine and you immediately understand they're all 'Made…

— Lapo Elkann

Fashion is something which is non-lasting; it's ephemeral.

— Lapo Elkann

I have the Italian flag embroidered onto all my dress-shirt cuffs. I am very proud to be Italian.

— Lapo Elkann

The Cinquecento was an engine of motivation at Fiat. It refurbished the image of the entire company. It's a symbol for the…

— Lapo Elkann

I've missed a lot of trains in my life, and another one always comes.

— Lapo Elkann

I have many weaknesses, but I have one strength. When I do something, I do it 300 percent. I'm not a middle man.

— Lapo Elkann

London is the financial capital of Europe, a great platform to America and Asia. I love the fact that in British culture…

— Lapo Elkann

If you stop for lunch elsewhere in the world, you tend to eat a sandwich, and a bad one. Italy is unique…

— Lapo Elkann

My company Independent Ideas worked with Gucci on a special edition Fiat 500.

— Lapo Elkann

Even when it comes to zippers and buttons, Italy reigns supreme. The luxury market is ours, as demonstrated by the voracity with…

— Lapo Elkann

I've lived in London, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, New York, and Turin. But New York is my favorite city. It has so…

— Lapo Elkann

I love challenges, and I believe that the challenge of quality cinema should not be underestimated as an important part of the…

— Lapo Elkann

Italy's assets are her style, her beauty, her creativity, her passion, her energy, her technology; and these will be core brand values…

— Lapo Elkann

I'm a freestyle creative entrepreneur. Not a businessman. I like to create ventures in which creativity stands at the centre.

— Lapo Elkann

I drive girls crazy because I might call them 20 times in one day and then the next day not once.

— Lapo Elkann

London is like a girlfriend I loved, then really fell out with.

— Lapo Elkann

A pocket square must always - always - be white and a bit wild. If it is too prepared, it is tacky.

— Lapo Elkann