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" To be a lawyer was too boring for me, for my personality. "
Monica Bellucci
Me
Too
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" 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. "
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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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" I have a lot of adrenaline. I have a naturally fast system. But I love to eat, and I am not skinny. "
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" 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. "
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" When I make an American movie it's going to come out all over the world-it doesn't happen the same way for an Italian film or a French film. "
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" We all need illusions. That's why we love movies. "
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" I love fairy tales because I think that behind fairy tales, there is always a meaning. "
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" Now, all the movies are for teenagers. It's very difficult for an actress to find really deep, beautiful characters to play. "
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" I'm not a movie star. I'm just an actress. "
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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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" 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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" I feel fine and comfortable with myself, but not because I'm beautiful. "
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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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" 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 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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" 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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" 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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" 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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" 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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" 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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" 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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" Just a touch of eyeliner and red lips is glamorous. "
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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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" Time destroys everything. "
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" Usually, I'm only sad when something sad happens. I am not a melancholic person. I like to live very much in the present. If I was an animal, I'd be a little cat. They like to live life. "
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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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" When I have to go to Cannes, that is boring to me. "
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