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" If I do a role where I have to lose weight, I can do that. I eat meat, fish, vegetables, and I lose it right away. But sometimes I do a role where I have to gain weight, and I can tell you I prefer that. "

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" 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

" 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. "

" 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.' "

" I live in Paris but I feel I am a daughter of Europe. "

" 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. "

" I wouldn't want to be 20 again for anything. "

" I am certainly Italian in my love of food! I eat everything, but I love Italian food most of all. Even my daughter does. Her favourite food is pasta and parmigiana. "

" Just a touch of eyeliner and red lips is glamorous. "

" I'm a true woman, not a Bond girl. That's why I say all the time, 'James Bond lady,' 'James Bond woman.' "

" I have a lot of adrenaline. I have a naturally fast system. But I love to eat, and I am not skinny. "

" I am an agnostic, even though I respect and am interested in all religions. If there's something I believe in, it's a mysterious energy; the one that fills the oceans during tides, the one that unites nature and beings. "

" Do you know who I would love to play? Morticia Addams - then I could use all that darkness to be funny. "

" I'm a European, and I live there. I work in European films, and then once in a while, I make an American movie. "

" 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. "

" There is this thing in America where actresses reach 40 and go mad. The film industry wants all these young people. "

" I like to be in the spotlight once in a while, and then I like to be in the shadows. It's really regenerating. "

Monica Bellucci

Shadows

Once

" In the beginning, I didn't know if I was still a model, if I was an actress. I knew I wanted to be an actress, but it was so difficult to be believed. "

" In acting process, it's very difficult to explain. It's something very intimate, very private. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I love fairy tales because I think that behind fairy tales, there is always a meaning. "

" Now, all the movies are for teenagers. It's very difficult for an actress to find really deep, beautiful characters to play. "

" I don't stress myself about my looks. I love to laugh. I like being able to lead an interesting life. "

" 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

I Am

" When you see a silent movie, you understand everything that's going on from the images because the images are so strong. "

" In so many places in the world, women have been prisoners for so long that they feel they have to scream about their rights. But when you scream, nobody listens to you. Real authority comes when you no longer need to scream - and that's something we women still need to learn. "

" To be a lawyer was too boring for me, for my personality. "

Monica Bellucci

Too

Boring

" I believe that time destroys everything. You can take one beautiful apple, red. After a while, it becomes shrivelled and full of worms, just like what happens to us. "

" My body is an object of work. That's why I think to be an actor is one of the most violent jobs. If you're a pianist, you have your piano. If you're a guitarist, you have your guitar. But if you're a dancer, or you're an actor - your instrument is your body. "

" We all need illusions. That's why we love movies. "