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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. "
Monica Bellucci
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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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" In acting process, it's very difficult to explain. It's something very intimate, very private. "
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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 have always loved lipstick. For women, that love comes from our mother and grandmothers. It's so natural for a woman to open up her mirror and apply lipstick. "
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Mother
Women
Woman
" 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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" Time destroys everything. "
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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
" 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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Shy
Now
Happy
" 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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City
" It's not the Jews that killed Christ. It was a political situation, and it was the Romans who killed Jesus. They put Jesus on the cross, not the Jews. "
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Situation
Who
Christ
" I always wear some make-up, even on quiet days when I am not doing so much with my time. I like to start using Dolce & Gabbana Perfect Finish Creamy Foundation as a base, as it's lighter than air and doesn't make me feel 'caked.' "
Monica Bellucci
Foundation
Time
Start
" I feel fine and comfortable with myself, but not because I'm beautiful. "
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Feel
" Sometimes when we think about femininity, we think also fragile. But I think you can be feminine and very strong. I think make-up goes with that femininity. I think it's a natural gesture for women and one they do more for themselves than for others. "
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Women
Think
Strong
" 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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Deep
Now
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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.' "
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Lady
Bond
Girl
" 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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Appearance
Power
Lipstick
" When you're in front of the camera, for a small budget or a big budget movie, there's no difference. "
Monica Bellucci
Difference
Budget
You
" I think the lawyers are such incredible actors. Can you imagine the performance they have to do every day? "
Monica Bellucci
Performance
You
Day
" Sometimes it's more difficult to exist as a female lead, especially in action movies because all those men are around you. They take so much place. "
Monica Bellucci
Movies
Place
You
" I'm not a movie star. I'm just an actress. "
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Movie Star
Movie
Just
" I have no idea how I'm perceived in America because I don't live the reality of America. "
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Idea
Because
America
" 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 come from a Catholic religion, but I'm not Catholic. "
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Catholic
Come
Religion
" When I eat with my friends, it is a moment of real pleasure, when I really enjoy my life. "
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Life
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Friends
" When I'm relaxed, jeans and a shirt are my uniform. "
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Jeans
Shirt
Relaxed
" 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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You
Feel
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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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Fun
Sometimes
Boring
" I'm not someone who wakes up at 6 A.M. to go to the gym. "
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Someone
Up
Gym
" I've had old people in my life that I really loved - especially women - so I'm not scared about getting old. It's what's inside that makes us beautiful on the outside. "
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Beautiful
Life
Women
" 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. "
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Two
Giving
Going