Quotes
"The best way to keep young is to keep going in whatever it is that keeps you going. With me that's work, and a lot of it. And when a job is finished, relax and have fun."
"I've gone from saint to whore and back to saint again, all in one lifetime."
To her daughter Isabella Rossellini, on acting: "Keep it simple. Make a blank face and the music and the story will fill it in."
"People didn't expect me to have emotion like other women."
"I've never sought success in order to get fame and money; it's the talent and the passion that count in success."
"I remember one day sitting at the pool and suddenly the tears were streaming down my cheeks. Why was I so unhappy? I had success. I had security. But it wasn't enough. I was exploding inside."
"I have no regrets. I wouldn't have lived my life the way I did if I was going to worry about what people were going to say."
"Until 45 I can play a woman in love. After 55 I can play grandmothers. But between those ten years, it is difficult for an actress."
"I don't regret a thing I've done. I only regret the things I didn't do."
