I am the daughter of Mr. Neo-realism: I should gravitate towards narrative simply told, character, the truth. And I do love those movies. Isabella Rossellini Read Quote
Once I realised that my job as a model was to emote in front of the camera, I thought, ‘Well now, I just have to add words, and I can do films.’ But also, my success as a model made me more confident about becoming an actress because, just in case I failed, I thought, ‘Well, you know, if I failed as an actress, I can do another job.’ Isabella Rossellini Read Quote
When I was young, it was difficult to imagine entering a world where my parents succeeded so much and I could have risked failing. It would have felt much harder. Isabella Rossellini Read Quote
Most people divorce because one in the couple falls in love with someone else: it’s a common cause of divorce. I still think that it’s tinted – this is my opinion – with a veil of racism and American puritanism. Isabella Rossellini Read Quote
By the time I was successful with covers of ‘Vogue’ and ‘Harper’s Bazaar’ and ‘Vanity Fair’ and the Lancome contract, someone asked how old I was. They almost fainted when I said 33. Isabella Rossellini Read Quote
There are consequences with age, so you have to evolve. I’ve loved becoming a filmmaker. But I would love to continue modeling, and there isn’t really any job for me. It’s being marginalized – that’s the sad part. Isabella Rossellini Read Quote
I don’t look at ‘Vogue’ to ask what I’m going to wear. Because it’s something on a body too young. I have to look at the social pages to see women my age. To see how Amanda Burden is dressed and say, ‘Hmmm. Maybe I should try that.’ Isabella Rossellini Read Quote
There is often a great disparity between a director’s personal style and the movies he makes. Isabella Rossellini Read Quote
That is the great pleasure of working with great directors. You get to look at the world through many different prisms. I guess I love talent, whatever form it takes. Isabella Rossellini Read Quote
I think I was always interested in animals. If a man likes a woman, you know, he might discuss business, but there’s a part of his brain that is looking at the girl coming in and checking the girls. I do the same with animals. Isabella Rossellini Read Quote
