The current edition of Io Donna carries a variation of the Proust questionnaire asked to the bollovely Bolle. Dare you enter the mind of Bolle? DARE U?
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~Your favorite virtue: Determination.
~Your favorite qualities in a man: Loyalty.
~Your favorite qualities in a woman: A sense of humor.
~What are your defects: Stubbornness.
~What is your dream of happiness: I am currently achieving that, living in a manner that is rather extraordinary.
~What is your regret: I’m too young to have any.
~When is the last time cried: A few months ago when my aunt passed away.
~What is the encounter that changed your life: The time with Nureyev in 1990. I was only 15. He had given me the role of Tadzio in “Death in Venice”.
~Reoccurring dream: A nightmare! To be onstage and forget my steps.
~The happiest day in your life: When I was named primo ballerino. I was 20.
~The unhappiest day in your life: When I got injured at 19. I was preparing for my first important part.
~If you had millions of euros: I would make so many people happy.
~What would be the greatest catastrophe for you: To be an invalid.
~Favorite city: Paris.
~Favorite drink: Water.
~Your favorite dish: Risotto alla zucca..
~Your all-time favorite book: Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
~Your favorite book of right now: Roberto Saviano’s Gomorra. We were together for the commission for the celebration of the 150th anniversary of Italian independence.
~Favorite novelists: Dostoyevsky, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Kundera
~Favorite poets: Emily Dickinson and Baudelaire
~Favorite singer: I don't know.
~Your hero: Muhammad Yunus, the banker of the poor.
~Favorite painters: Caravaggio and Renoir.
~Favorite movie: Blow-Up by Antonioni.
~Favorite actor: Jack Nicholson and Robert De Niro.
~Favorite actress: Meryl Streep.
~The song you whistle while in the shower: Usually the melodies of the ballet that I am rehearsing.
~If you could change something in your appearance: I accept myself the way I am.
~What is it you hate the most: Unnecessary cruelty.
~If you hadn't been a ballerino, you would be a: Swimmer.
~The gift you'd like to have: Ubiquity.
~How do you want to die?: Without realizing it.
~Current state of mind: I am exalted.
~The sins that you are most ready to forgive: Sins that are committed for love.
~Your motto: Always chase your dreams.