Monica Bellucci
When you're in front of the camera, you have to try to create different emotions because even the person making pictures of you needs inspiration. To be 'you' means nothing - you can be so many yous.
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.
The single woman is a free woman, and being single does not mean being alone - it means being free to have a relationship or not. This can be scary, but it's also very interesting.
I'm a European, and I live there. I work in European films, and then once in a while, I make an American movie.
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.
I don't stress myself about my looks. I love to laugh. I like being able to lead an interesting life.
Do not hate the people who are jealous because they recognize that you are the best.Collection: Hate
I don't feel the need to prove myself to others, but to prove myself to myselfCollection: Needs
Beauty becomes alive and interesting when it’s habited.Collection: Interesting
If You want a man to notice you, just wear red lipstickCollection: Men
Instead of going to the gym, I dress in black - a lot more practical and much more fun.Collection: Fun
Love does not go away, it changes.Collection: Going Away
After love, the man sleeps, while the woman reflects.Collection: Sleep
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 usCollection: Beautiful
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 lipstickCollection: Mother
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 JewsCollection: Jesus
An actor works with their soul and their thoughtCollection: Soul
People are very passionate in Italy. If you like something, you like something. If you hate something, you hate something. When you hate something, you are screaming.Collection: Hate
I didn't have familiarity with children. I'm learning day after day, with her [daughter]. And what impresses me the most is that she, Deva, is an individual person. But in miniature, she seems to be a special effect.Collection: Daughter
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 risksCollection: Risk
My career, at the moment, is very exciting, but love comes first because it balances me.Collection: Careers
I have no idea how I'm perceived in America because I don't live the reality of AmericaCollection: Reality
I'm not a movie star. I'm just an actressCollection: Stars
In Italy, the concept of the family is very important.Collection: Important
In acting process, it's very difficult to explain. It's something very intimate, very privateCollection: Acting
Instead of going to the gym, I dress in black – a lot more practical and much more fun.Collection: Fun
When you see a silent movie, you understand everything that’s going on from the images because the images are so strong.Collection: Strong