Though poor and anxious to work, I refused to alter anything. They would take me as I looked or not at all. Eventually I profited by looking like myself and not like what was fashionable years ago with certain film technicians in Rome.
SOPHIA LORENLuck assists fortune, you need to catch the moment. Otherwise the opportunity fades.
More Sophia Loren Quotes
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Luck assists fortune, you need to catch the moment. Otherwise the opportunity fades.
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I was so skinny, they gave me the nickname stechetto – the stick. I was tall, thin, ugly and dark like an Arab girl. I looked strange. All eyes. No flesh on my bones.
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I was not interested in what I could bring to myself by being an actress, but in what I could bring out of myself.
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You have to be born a sex symbol. You don’t become one. If you’re born with it, you’ll have it even when you’re 100 years old.
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The right hairstyle can make a plain woman beautiful and a beautiful woman unforgettable.
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Learn to use your brains as deftly as your powder box, and then maybe you have a powder box and do not need.
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The mirror of your health is your skin. If you drink, it shows in your face; if you eat the wrong foods, you have pimples. If you take care of your food and you lead a healthy life, your skin will look wonderful.
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I firmly believe we can make our own miracles if we believe strongly enough in ourselves and our mission on earth.
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Beauty is no handicap if you don’t think about it.
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The first woman was created from the rib of a man. She was not made from his head to top him, nor from his feet to be trampled on by him, but out of his side to be equal to him.
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If you don’t have the roots somewhere, it’s very difficult for people to work with you. Because you are a different person from them. They don’t know you, really. They don’t know how you feel.
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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.
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I don’t like to go in places where women talk and gossip. The atmosphere I don’t like, even though you can sometimes meet nice people. For me, it’s a waste of time.
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I’m very susceptible to sex appeal.
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Be honest about what you can get. To make a sacrifice and to get what you want you need to be very certain. In other words: always think about your objective, have a clear goal and commit to it from the heart.
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