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" I come from a Catholic religion, but I'm not Catholic. "
Monica Bellucci
Catholic
Come
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" Everybody does what she needs. And if you want plastic surgery, and then you feel better, why not? There is no law. I've nothing against using something to help your beauty - but do it in a good way, with intelligence. "
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Help
Good
" When I'm relaxed, jeans and a shirt are my uniform. "
Monica Bellucci
Jeans
Shirt
Relaxed
" I'm Italian; I take my time. We're not really fast. We're very slow. I had my first child at 40, my second child at 45, James Bond at 50. I'm so curious as to what's next! "
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Fast
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" My body is very shaped, and I like to be simple. I don't like to use so many colors. My best colors are black, white and blue. "
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Best
Simple
Blue
" 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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Now
Happy
" Men have the power in everything: journalism, acting, direction; in banks, finances, schools. All the laws are made by men. Men think that women, when they're not able to procreate any more, become old. That is not true - they are still amazing! "
Monica Bellucci
Amazing
Men
Power
" I grew up in Perugia, Umbria, in a world outside of fashion, so I didn't learn about it until I was older and moved away. In Milan, the women are really into fashion, and all the big fashion brands are based there, but I don't think they feel pressure to look good all the time. "
Monica Bellucci
Fashion
Women
Time
" When I eat with my friends, it is a moment of real pleasure, when I really enjoy my life. "
Monica Bellucci
Life
My Life
Friends
" I can't say I'm a Bond girl because I'm too mature to be a Bond girl. I say Bond lady; Bond woman. But I'm proud to be a Bond lady, because actually, Bond is the most amazing man. "
Monica Bellucci
Woman
Bond
Man
" I like when I have to act and direct; then, when you have to dub, you're by yourself in front of the wall, and I'm always scared that you're not good like when you are in real when you act. "
Monica Bellucci
Real
You
Yourself
" Wherever I go, I am Italian. The way I talk, the way I eat, the way femininity is important to me. The way I love Italian food. "
Monica Bellucci
Talk
Me
I Am
" 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. "
Monica Bellucci
Me
Children
Work
" What's natural is beautiful, and when you're not you anymore, you become a caricature. "
Monica Bellucci
Beautiful
Become
Natural
" I wanted to do 'Matrix' because when I saw the first one, I was in Paris, and I came out from the movie and said, 'Wow - I've never seen something like that; it's so incredible.' "
Monica Bellucci
First
Said
Because
" I'm a true woman, not a Bond girl. That's why I say all the time, 'James Bond lady,' 'James Bond woman.' "
Monica Bellucci
Lady
Bond
Girl
" People assume I work hard on my body, but I honestly don't. "
Monica Bellucci
Body
Work Hard
Work
" 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. "
Monica Bellucci
Life
Play
Stronger
" I think the person creates the artist. And I think when you get lost within your person, your artistry get lost, too. It's like in 'Birdman.' Because the artist inside you is attached to your soul. And when you're not attached to yourself anymore, the soul goes away. You can't let that happen. "
Monica Bellucci
Artist
Lost
Soul
" In acting process, it's very difficult to explain. It's something very intimate, very private. "
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Process
Explain
Difficult
" Envy is human nature. "
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Human Nature
Envy
Human
" Listen, I had two kids - one when I was 40, one when I was 45. I breastfed for one year, which means I was breastfeeding four years ago. I'm going to move from giving birth to menopause without really realising. "
Monica Bellucci
Two
Giving
Going
" When I have to go to Cannes, that is boring to me. "
Monica Bellucci
Me
Go
Cannes
" To be a lawyer was too boring for me, for my personality. "
Monica Bellucci
Me
Too
Boring
" Mel is a great director because he's not just a director, he's an actor, so he knows how to direct actors. I loved working with him. He's great as a director. He's so intelligent. He's generous. I really loved him. "
Monica Bellucci
Him
Director
Great
" I'm not a movie star. I'm just an actress. "
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Movie Star
Movie
Just
" I live in Paris but I feel I am a daughter of Europe. "
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Daughter
Paris
Live
" Because I'm pretty, everybody thinks I'm stupid. But it is like a mask, and you have to break the mask to show that there is something else behind it. You have to show who you are to make the others come to discover you. "
Monica Bellucci
Others
Show
Stupid
" 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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First
London
City
" Do you know who I would love to play? Morticia Addams - then I could use all that darkness to be funny. "
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Play
Darkness
Funny
" 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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Character
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