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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. "

Monica Bellucci

First

London

City

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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. "

Monica Bellucci

Talk

I Am

" Time destroys everything. "

" Just a touch of eyeliner and red lips is glamorous. "

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

" I'm Italian; I take my time. We're not really fast. We're very slow. I had my first child at 40, my second child at 45, James Bond at 50. I'm so curious as to what's next! "

" I don't stress myself about my looks. I love to laugh. I like being able to lead an interesting life. "

" In the beginning, I didn't know if I was still a model, if I was an actress. I knew I wanted to be an actress, but it was so difficult to be believed. "

" I'm a true woman, not a Bond girl. That's why I say all the time, 'James Bond lady,' 'James Bond woman.' "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

Monica Bellucci

Character

Deep

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

" A woman has so many facets, and when you create an image, you have to play with all the different moments of your femininity, not just one thing, because everybody can get bored. "

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

Monica Bellucci

Too

Boring

" 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. "

" Do you know who I would love to play? Morticia Addams - then I could use all that darkness to be funny. "

" My body is so important to me... my face, my arms, my legs, my hands, my eyes, everything. I use everything I have. "

" 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. "

" 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?' "

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