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" A woman has so many facets, and when you create an image, you have to play with all the different moments of your femininity, not just one thing, because everybody can get bored. "
Monica Bellucci
Image
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" I was very shy as a girl. Absurdly shy, even. Maybe because I was an only child. And I think that's why I'm so happy to have two kids now. "
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" Envy is human nature. "
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" I don't work all the time. That's why I waited to have children until I was ready for that. I try to organise my time according to them because they need me. I don't want to put my work first anymore because it's not as important as my children. "
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" In acting process, it's very difficult to explain. It's something very intimate, very private. "
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" I'm not someone who wakes up at 6 A.M. to go to the gym. "
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" When you see a silent movie, you understand everything that's going on from the images because the images are so strong. "
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" The first time I was in London, I went to an English greasy spoon to get some breakfast and realised that all the waiters were speaking Italian. That's when it hit me what an international city this is. "
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" Usually, I'm only sad when something sad happens. I am not a melancholic person. I like to live very much in the present. If I was an animal, I'd be a little cat. They like to live life. "
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" Lipstick is the most valuable weapon in a woman's make-up kit. It has the power to transform the appearance and mood of the person wearing it, and, at the same time, arouses the admiration of everybody else. "
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" If you have a script that's not great, if you have a great director, you can make a great movie, but if you have a great script with a director who's not good, never are you going to have a good movie. "
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" I don't stress myself about my looks. I love to laugh. I like being able to lead an interesting life. "
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" The most important thing with children is to give them your time. Actually, that's all that matters. "
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" I like to do on screen what I'm not in life. In life, I'm much more weak and insecure, and so then you know I like to play characters that are stronger than me. "
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" I like a movie that brings out many discussions. From my experience, every time I have done movies, they create this kind of situation. Like 'Irreversible,' 'The Passion of the Christ,' 'Malena'; it's so interesting. I like to explore the dark side of humanity. That's why I'm an actor. "
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" Now, all the movies are for teenagers. It's very difficult for an actress to find really deep, beautiful characters to play. "
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" I'm a lucky person because I've been loved a lot. I have a great family. "
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" Irreversible is not glamorous at all. I try to do different things because I want to grow as an actress and I like to take risks. "
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" I've been working with good directors - the Wachowski brothers, Spike Lee, Terry Gilliam, Mel Gibson... I love American movies, but I love European movies, too, and I want to do both. "
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Good
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" My body is so important to me... my face, my arms, my legs, my hands, my eyes, everything. I use everything I have. "
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" When I make an American movie it's going to come out all over the world-it doesn't happen the same way for an Italian film or a French film. "
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" When I did 'The Passion,' nobody believed in the movie. Everybody was telling me, 'You shouldn't do this movie... But I wanted to play Mary Magdalene. I thought that I could do something strong and deep with this character. "
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" I don't know Hollywood very well. I've never lived in Los Angeles or New York. But what I can see in Paris, where I live, is that actresses like Catherine Deneuve, Isabelle Huppert, Charlotte Rampling, still get the chance to play strong, sexy roles even though they're not 20. "
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" In a couple, sometimes, one or both people have to give up their personal life, dreams and ambitions for the good of the family. "
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" To be a lawyer was too boring for me, for my personality. "
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" When people divorce, it's always such a tragedy. At the same time, if people stay together it can be even worse. "
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" I'm not someone that wants to control everything. I like to work with people that bring their talents to the project. So I like it when the makeup artist has a chance to do their work, when the dresser does their work, when the director does their work. They all come with stories and ideas to think about. "
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" British people don't express when they are in pain. They don't think it's elegant. "
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" I like to be in the spotlight once in a while, and then I like to be in the shadows. It's really regenerating. "
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" I think we can all be divas, but as an actress, you can't only be the diva; that would be boring. But sometimes, perhaps, it's fun. "
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" I think the lawyers are such incredible actors. Can you imagine the performance they have to do every day? "
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