Believe me, it is actions that count.

My philosophy is that it's better to explore life and make mistakes than to play it safe and not to explore at all.

If you are a professional actor who has pride in his work, then the judgment of your peers should be important to you. I treasure each and every award I have ever received - and my Oscar is in a place of honor.

It is very important for an actor or actress to look around at everything and everyone and never forget about real life.

Without my mother's ambition, her drive, I doubt that on my own I would have pushed myself out of Pozzuoli and into the frightening world that was faraway Rome.

I work when I feel like I can do something that pleases me, that I think I can give a little more than I've given up to yesterday.

A mother has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child.