53 Monica Bellucci Quotes for You to Enjoy

Monica Bellucci

Italian Actress

Born: Sep 30, 1964

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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. Monica Bellucci

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

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

Religion Come Catholic

Being an actress is the sublimation of feminity. Monica Bellucci

Being Actress

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

Daughter First Late Had Always Children Wanted Second

I live in Paris but I feel I am a daughter of Europe. Monica Bellucci

Daughter Live Paris Feel Am Europe

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. Monica Bellucci

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Men have the power in everything: journalism, acting, direction; in banks, finances, schools. All the laws are made by men. Men think that women, when they're not able to procreate any more, become old. That is not true - they are still amazing! Monica Bellucci

I'm not someone who wakes up at 6 A.M. to go to the gym. Monica Bellucci

Someone Gym Go Wakes Up Who

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. Monica Bellucci

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Because I'm pretty, everybody thinks I'm stupid. But it is like a mask, and you have to break the mask to show that there is something else behind it. You have to show who you are to make the others come to discover you. Monica Bellucci

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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. Monica Bellucci

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I grew up in Perugia, Umbria, in a world outside of fashion, so I didn't learn about it until I was older and moved away. In Milan, the women are really into fashion, and all the big fashion brands are based there, but I don't think they feel pressure to look good all the time. Monica Bellucci

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If you believe what you are on the red carpet, then you would have to go see a doctor, and there are so many actors like that. You have to know very well this is a moment of glamour, and when I go back home, I don't have the airbrush, and I have dark circles because I don't have the make-up on. Monica Bellucci

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

Work People Work Hard Assume Honestly Body Hard

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. Monica Bellucci

Sometimes when we think about femininity, we think also fragile. But I think you can be feminine and very strong. I think make-up goes with that femininity. I think it's a natural gesture for women and one they do more for themselves than for others. Monica Bellucci

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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

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