Mama wrote a letter to my father saying' I want to work with you' and she ended the letter saying' in Italian I can only say ti amo( I love you)' and of course the press used that to say women are sexual predators, in 1949 they made a first film together,' Stromboli', and they fell in love and my mother became pregnant with my brother Roberto before she could obtain a divorce.
I didn't want to become an actress because the competition with my mother would have been to much to live up to.
If you're sad and you like beer, I'm your lady, ... The Saddest Music in the World.
I am much more radical in my beliefs than my products represent me to be.
But I don't really see myself as a role model. I'm not a dictator, or someone who wants to be adored!
I don't think a Hollywood actor is safe from acting in the rain: it all depends on the film.
In America, they are paranoid about ruining the reputations of people once they are dead and cannot answer back. They have this fascination which to me seems cruel and morbid. I do not want any part of it
Food is a big part of my culture, so everyone knows how to cook. When I came to America and asked a babysitter to softboil an egg for my son and she didn't know how, I was shocked.
I always loved experimenting in film.
