Abandoned Quote by Mario Balotelli

When I wasn't famous, I had a lot of friends, almost all of them Italian. The racism only started when I started to play…

— Mario Balotelli

As an Italian-American, I have a special responsibility to be sensitive to ethnic stereotypes.

— Al D'Amato

I was one of the first black players in Italian football. But I didn't suffer any racism.

— Marcel Desailly

I have no Italian in me. I'm Cuban, Greek, Romanian and Sephardic Jew, so I couldn't get further from Italian. But I guess I've…

— Jamie Lynn Sigler

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…

— Danny Aiello

I was born and raised in New York, but my family on both sides is of Italian descent.

— Aida Turturro

In Italy, they have at least embraced me as Italian. I'm the prodigal son who came home. I wouldn't be surprised if they gave…

— Jack Savoretti

I'm from Europe, England, and I actually lived in Italy.

— Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

My mom is Italian, and her whole family still lives in Italy. My dad is Australian, and his family lives in Australia, so we…

— Danielle Macdonald

I am a very particular and peculiar ethnicity. Southern European, Italians - they never fit in models.

— Riccardo Sabatini

I've always felt like a foreigner wherever I've lived. I don't feel much towards my Italian or Scottish roots, although I do cook the…

— Tom Conti

In Italy, especially in '70s and '80s, there was a lot of racism between north and south. And my mom immigrated from the south…

— Riccardo Tisci