Very quickly, without really looking back or trying, I was just suddenly lifted into another sphere.

Any woman who marries an Italian must accept the undeniable fact that she has also married his mother.

My father said, If you want to do acting, you have to be successful, which is a silly thing to say.

I never used to sleep much. I think we all go through a bit of a time like that where we rage about. If we don't, I don't think you've ever really lived.

When I did Taming of the Shrew, I was very tired, and I decided to have a holiday and make a documentary.

I learnt the theory of movement, which I still teach sometimes. I was very, very ambitious to learn a skill.

I didn't know what to do with myself. I wasn't excited by the teaching of the school. If they'd been intent on really teaching you things, I would have been a little more attentive.