I was not interested in what I could bring to myself by being an actress, but in what I could bring out of myself.

Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself. That is why some people with mediocre talent, but with great inner drive, go so much further than people with vastly superior talent.

Sometimes when you involve yourself in so many things, you can't do any of them well - and I like to do everything perfectly.

Luck assists fortune, you need to catch the moment. Otherwise the opportunity fades.

[William] Klein has eyes like a knife. He is ruthless and outrageous but never mean - he is tender and funny and violent - and, I'm sure, really in love with our crazy Rome.

I have never judged myself by other people’s standards. I have always expected a great deal of myself, and if I fail, I fail myself.

Any woman can look her best if she feels good in her skin. It's not a question of clothes or makeup. It's how she sparkles.