Lapo Elkann
Lapo Elkann
Lapo Eduard Elkannis an Italian entrepreneur and grandson of Gianni Agnelli, the former controlling CEO and controlling shareholder of Fiat Automobiles...
NationalityItalian
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth7 October 1977
CountryItaly
call crazy drive girls might next
I drive girls crazy because I might call them 20 times in one day and then the next day not once.
call considered follow man rules work
I do not follow the rules of fashion, and I don't like to be considered a man of the world of fashion. I like to call it the 'style industry' because we try to work on taste.
Fashion is something which is non-lasting; it's ephemeral.
arrogant bad happens learned people
I've learned that if one is arrogant and if something bad happens to him, people won't want him to succeed. They will make more of an effort to bring him down.
people
'Made in Italy' is from the tycoons of the '80s, not me. It is people who represent an Italy which I don't belong to and I don't feel a part of.
believe cinema cultural italian love
I love challenges, and I believe that the challenge of quality cinema should not be underestimated as an important part of the Italian cultural offer.
love owe whatever
I have never let down Italy, and I never will. I love my country, and I owe a lot to my country, and in that sense, whatever I can and will be able to do for my country, I will do.
learn life ordinary president school teachers travel
You can learn from everyone, the president or the cleaner. You need teachers in life, but they're not always school teachers or professors. You learn from ordinary people. You learn from travel, from just walking down the street.
foreign jewels market reigns various
Even when it comes to zippers and buttons, Italy reigns supreme. The luxury market is ours, as demonstrated by the voracity with which various foreign conglomerates are buying up the jewels of our manufacturing sector.
good inspiring people taught
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, I've been taught by some of the most inspiring people in the world.
biscuits
I try cars; I try them all. Cars need to be sexy, because we're not talking about biscuits here.
country
I like my country, but I don't think like an Italian. It's a complex, complicated difficult country to make things happen in.
strength
I have many weaknesses, but I have one strength. When I do something, I do it 300 percent. I'm not a middle man.
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I am an obsessive personality. And if you are an obsessive personality, you need to be aware of it and be able to drive it with success. There are moments in your life when you are driving it well, but you shift and you shift badly and you hurt yourself.