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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. "
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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" The single woman is a free woman, and being single does not mean being alone - it means being free to have a relationship or not. This can be scary, but it's also very interesting. "
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" I know very well the difference between my image and who I am. "
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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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" When you're in front of the camera, you have to try to create different emotions because even the person making pictures of you needs inspiration. To be 'you' means nothing - you can be so many yous. "
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" I wouldn't want to be 20 again for anything. "
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" 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. "
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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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" 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'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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" 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 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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" We should not be worried about age when it comes to love and attraction. "
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" An actor works with their soul and their thought. "
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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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" 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.' "
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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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" Sometimes I've done small parts, like with Spike Lee, but it doesn't matter because you want to work with the director. "
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" When I first met Sam Mendes, I was a bit confused and said to him, 'I'm 50 years old. What am I going to do at 50 in a Bond film?' "
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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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" I have no idea how I'm perceived in America because I don't live the reality of America. "
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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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" 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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" Just a touch of eyeliner and red lips is glamorous. "
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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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" People assume I work hard on my body, but I honestly don't. "
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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 feel fine and comfortable with myself, but not because I'm beautiful. "
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" If you believe what you are on the red carpet, then you would have to go see a doctor, and there are so many actors like that. You have to know very well this is a moment of glamour, and when I go back home, I don't have the airbrush, and I have dark circles because I don't have the make-up on. "
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