I firmly believe we can make our own miracles if we believe strongly enough in ourselves and our mission on earth.
I’d much rather eat pasta and drink wine than be a size 0.
Believe me, it is actions that count.
I believe that rewards in life are deserved. Every reward is the fruit of discipline, of dedication and of sacrifices. And of stubbornness.
Being beautiful can never hurt, but you have to have more. You have to sparkle, you have to be fun, you have to make your brain work if you have one.
Transformation is something I cannot explain – too much analysis might destroy it.
I always try to have a vacation.
Many people think they want things, but they don’t really have the strength, the discipline. They are weak. I believe that you get what you want if you want it badly enough.
Almost starve, but I don’t starve because I eat very much.
It’s a mistake to think that once you’re done with school you need never learn anything new.
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.
I can cook, I can breathe, I can live!
As far as beauty is concerned, in order to be confident we must accept that the way we look and feel is our own responsibility.
True love comes along after adolescence, when we have learned not to cry for nothing.
You do not become a star, you are born a star. A star is born with that indefinable extra something.
I eat a lot of salad, a little meat, and some fruit – that’s all. But I like sweets.
Once I put myself into a thing, I do my utmost, my very, very best.
It is very important for an actor or actress to look around at everything and everyone and never forget about real life.
I am lucky. I had a very beautiful mother.
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.