Monica Bellucci
Monica Bellucci
Monica Anna Maria Bellucci is an Italian actress and fashion model. Bellucci began her career as a model and made a transition to Italian films. She played the role of Persephone in the 2003 science-fiction films The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions, Mary Magdalene in the 2004 biblical drama The Passion of the Christ, and Alex in the controversial art film Irréversible. Bellucci was a Bond girl in the 2015 James Bond film Spectre, making her the oldest Bond...
NationalityItalian
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth30 September 1964
CityCitta Di Castello, Italy
CountryItaly
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.
Terry Gilliam is considered in Europe as a genius, ... He has this freedom as a director - this fantasy. And he discovers what he wants from actors as he directs them, so you have to be on your toes.
I like to do on screen what I'm not in life. In life, I'm much more weak and insecure, and so then you know I like to play characters that are stronger than me.
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.
Today, when I see the scene on screen, I can't handle it. I look away.
The most important thing with children is to give them your time. Actually, that's all that matters.
I always wanted children late; I had my first daughter at 39 and the second at 45.
I like when I have to act and direct; then, when you have to dub, you're by yourself in front of the wall, and I'm always scared that you're not good like when you are in real when you act.
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.
It's a strong warning especially for actors who are prone to being image-conscious. When their image is gone their world and life collapse.
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
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.
In acting process, it's very difficult to explain. It's something very intimate, very private
Being an actress is the sublimation of feminity.