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" 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

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" 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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" 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. "

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" 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. "

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

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" When you're in front of the camera, for a small budget or a big budget movie, there's no difference. "

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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 someone is suffering, you have to see this in the body and the face. I say all the time that actors use their bodies like objects of war. "

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" 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. "

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" I know many beautiful people and their lives are just so terrible. They feel so uncomfortable with themselves. Being comfortable is not about what you look like, but how you feel. "

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

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" 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. "

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" I'm not a movie star. I'm just an actress. "

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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 have no idea how I'm perceived in America because I don't live the reality of America. "

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" Directors don't call you for your beauty but for your talent. "

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" We had a moment in the '40s and '50s, where female characters were very strong in film, where these incredible roles were written for women like Joan Crawford, like Bette Davis. But then there was a space of time where - I don't know why - it wasn't like that. It became difficult for women to find certain roles after a certain age. "

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" I always wanted children late; I had my first daughter at 39 and the second at 45. "

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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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" I like comedies, I like thrillers, I like love stories. Everything is beautiful; it depends if the film is good, who cares? Everything is interesting. "

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

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" When I eat with my friends, it is a moment of real pleasure, when I really enjoy my life. "

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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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" It's complicated coming from a culture where to be a mother is more important than to have a career. "

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" When I have to go to Cannes, that is boring to me. "

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" Time destroys everything. "

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" I come from a Catholic religion, but I'm not Catholic. "

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" Personally, I find it romantic not to be with someone all the time; you don't get used to someone or take them for granted. "

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

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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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