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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. "

Monica Bellucci

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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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" 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 can't say I'm a Bond girl because I'm too mature to be a Bond girl. I say Bond lady; Bond woman. But I'm proud to be a Bond lady, because actually, Bond is the most amazing man. "

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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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" When a relationship doesn't work anymore, it's terrible to stay with someone that you don't love. "

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

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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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