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

Monica Bellucci

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

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" There is this thing in America where actresses reach 40 and go mad. The film industry wants all these young people. "

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" 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. "

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

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

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

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

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

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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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" I've been working with good directors - the Wachowski brothers, Spike Lee, Terry Gilliam, Mel Gibson... I love American movies, but I love European movies, too, and I want to do both. "

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

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

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" After a while in marriage, it doesn't work anymore. There is something missing, there is something wrong. There are few marriages that stay alive forever. We like something, and after a while, we hate what we used to love. "

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" I do acupuncture. Because it really helps. It is the opposite of Botox. Botox blocks, and acupuncture moves. "

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" When you see a silent movie, you understand everything that's going on from the images because the images are so strong. "

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" I wouldn't want to be 20 again for anything. "

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" I think the person creates the artist. And I think when you get lost within your person, your artistry get lost, too. It's like in 'Birdman.' Because the artist inside you is attached to your soul. And when you're not attached to yourself anymore, the soul goes away. You can't let that happen. "

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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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" 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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" 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 went to a modeling agency and said I wanted to be a model. I worked, worked, worked so much while I was studying. "

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

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" British people don't express when they are in pain. They don't think it's elegant. "

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" When you're in front of the camera, for a small budget or a big budget movie, there's no difference. "

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" Mel is a great director because he's not just a director, he's an actor, so he knows how to direct actors. I loved working with him. He's great as a director. He's so intelligent. He's generous. I really loved him. "

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