Gianluca Pagliuca :
We’ll take care of your "look"!

"Caligula and Nero's beard and whiskers.". Bolognamania, may 2001.

- Between gangster and samurai, which are you?
- Ah, ah... gangster.
- On a day alone, what do you do?
- Many things. I read, watch TV, and visit friends.
- You wasted your money when you bought...
- I don't waste money. I always spend it the way I like.
- You like yourself enough to do... what?
- As I get older, I've started taking better care of myself. Especially my "look".
- The best thing about women is...
- They're really nice to look at.
- Ever fail with a lady?
- At 15! The first time I did it. - When are you getting married? - To begin with, I'm going to start living with my fiancee in September. And then...
- What do you always remember at the last moment?
- To brush my teeth.
- You have not been able to tell her...
- I've already told her everything.
- What is in your hands?
- A great responsibility.
- Rodolfo Valentino (2) had said: "Having an affair with a stupid woman is like having a cold cup of coffee." Have you anything to add?
- That he was right. It's happened to me, too.
- There are some women who won’t even look your way. Ever happen to you?
- Usually the ones who won't look my way at first turn out to be very interested later on.
- Joking, sexy or hard: how do you like it?
- Joking and sexy.
- Titties: like them soft or...?
- Hard or soft - I like them anyway. I like my fiancee's.
- In bed, do you lead or follow?
- Both.
- Which part of yourself would you clone?
- The eyes. They are very beautiful!
- To take off it's necessary to...
- Do something important.
- You like to touch her... where?
- Oh, God... Problem is, my fiancee will be reading this...
- Have you ever named a goal you've had to defend?
- Named? No, but some of them I remember fondly.
- An object of your desire?
- I have so many. I'd like a scooter.
- What do you think about when the ball is on the other side of the field?
- I think about the game, but also about my own stuff.
- And when you have to take it out of your net?
- I try to curse as little as possible.
- Is it better when a woman has a great ass or a mediocre brain?
- And what do you think? I'd say the first.
- When you had to read Shelley (3) in front of 800 people, you said you were more nervous than at the World Cup. Is that true? You can tell us.
- My legs were shaking and I was facing a thousand nerds.
- Let's talk about the grubs that fell on your back at Parma: how did that feel?
- Deadly. What a shame.
- And now, spill it: what pisses you off?
- There are so many things, I’d be here for hours. Lets skip that.

Translator's notes:
(1) In Italian, "to shave" somebody can also mean "to dupe" him.
(2) Also known as Rudolph Valentino, 1920s Hollywood star, originally Italian.
(3) 6.04.2001 Pagliuca recited Shelley's poem "To die in Italy " during a poetry evening.
Traslated by Julia Tarasova.