Connections Quote by Mike Patton

My wife is Italian, and I lived there for six years.

— Mike Patton

My dad was a professor, and he had a Fulbright to teach in Venice, so we lived there when I was really little, and…

— Miriam Shor

I grew up in the south of Italy, next to the sea, which was a great place to grow up. The type of life…

— Nicki Minaj

I was married to an Italian, and my son was born there. I've got lots of connections there, and I lived in the north,…

— Polly Walker

My family grew up in Florence. There I became what I am now, and those are things that cannot be forgotten.

— Gabriel Batistuta

I think I went to Italy initially for the art, architecture, food and history, but I stayed there because of the people in Cortona.

— Frances Mayes

I was born in Messina, Sicily. I stayed there until I was 18 and finished my studies.

— Maria Grazia Cucinotta

I grew up in a big Italian family.

— Jonathan Bailey

I always go back to Italy for holidays because I live half my life on the island of Sardinia.

— Gino D'Acampo

I moved to Milan when I was 15. I was always looking for something; I never really felt like I belonged where I was,…

— Laura Prepon

I had a very exciting life in Italy, and I was doing lots of variety shows.

— Moran Atias

I took time off from school and traveled to Italy when I was 19, living with my extended family members. I must have slept…

— Christina Perri