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" People assume I work hard on my body, but I honestly don't. "

Monica Bellucci

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" In a couple, sometimes, one or both people have to give up their personal life, dreams and ambitions for the good of the family. "

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" 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. "

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" In France, they call the beauty of youth 'the evil beauty.' You don't have it because of you but because you're born with it. The other kind of beauty is your own work, and it takes forever. "

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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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" 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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" I'm a lucky person because I've been loved a lot. I have a great family. "

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

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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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" It doesn't surprise me that men in their twenties and thirties are often looking for a much older woman. What is the problem with a man of 30 being with a woman of 50? It is a matter of energy and the soul, not a matter of age of the body. "

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" Truly, I am a woman of the last minute. When I was pregnant, I organised three different hospitals because I couldn't decide where I wanted to have my baby: London, Rome or Paris. In the end, I decided to go to Rome, arrived on the Monday and gave birth on the Saturday. "

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

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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 most important thing with children is to give them your time. Actually, that's all that matters. "

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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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" 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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" 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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" 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. "

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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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" 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! "

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" I speak a little Portuguese, but my daughter speaks it better than me. I always feel that Italy is my home, but it is important for my husband that we also live in France. Sometimes we live as a family all together, but as we are two working actors, sometimes we have to be apart. Sometimes I'm shooting a movie; sometimes he is. "

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" I feel fine and comfortable with myself, but not because I'm beautiful. "

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" 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. "

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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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" What's natural is beautiful, and when you're not you anymore, you become a caricature. "

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" 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. "

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" I love jewelry - gold and diamonds. I'm a woman. "

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