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Isabella Rossellini Quotes

Isabella Rossellini quotes

Italian Actress June 18, 1952

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Isabella Rossellini quote: "But my mother loved The Elephant Man, and my father gave David..."
But my mother loved The Elephant Man, and my father gave David Lynch a scholarship to study in Rome. Isabella Rossellini
I believe in a set of values I cannot live by. I set high goals for myself, I seek perfection, dream of exotic faraway places. But ultimately, what I long for isn't far away at all. It's in my own backyard. Imperfection charms me, familiar things move me... a celebration of what we have, instead of what we long for. That for me, is glamor. Isabella Rossellini
Isabella Rossellini quote: "These same people seem to forget that mother also took a lot..."
These same people seem to forget that mother also took a lot of chances with the type of roles she played. Isabella Rossellini
Isabella Rossellini quote: "Although Dorothy in Blue Velvet was humiliated and hurt by..."
Although Dorothy in Blue Velvet was humiliated and hurt by men, basically I could react to how she felt. Isabella Rossellini
Isabella Rossellini quote: "I didn't want to become an actress because the competition..."
I didn't want to become an actress because the competition with my mother would have been to much to live up to. Isabella Rossellini
Isabella Rossellini quote: "I am now at an age when they wanted me to play her mother."
I am now at an age when they wanted me to play her mother. Isabella Rossellini
Isabella Rossellini quote: "There is this idea that you have to play heroines or women who..."
There is this idea that you have to play heroines or women who succeed. Isabella Rossellini
Isabella Rossellini quote: "If we are completely honest with ourselves, everyone has a..."
If we are completely honest with ourselves, everyone has a dark side to their personalities. Isabella Rossellini
When I took my clothes off in Blue Velvet, I wanted to convey the brutality of sex abuse. I wanted to look like a quartered cow hanging in a butcher shop as well as disturbingly appealing. Isabella Rossellini
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. Isabella Rossellini
Isabella Rossellini quote: "I like to extend myself as an actress and David really helped me."
I like to extend myself as an actress and David really helped me. Isabella Rossellini
Isabella Rossellini quote: "A lot of the advertisement is done by saying: first of all,..."
A lot of the advertisement is done by saying: first of all, have a complex about who you are. Isabella Rossellini
Isabella Rossellini quote: "But I don't really see myself as a role model. I'm not a..."
But I don't really see myself as a role model. I'm not a dictator, or someone who wants to be adored! Isabella Rossellini
Isabella Rossellini quote: "When David left me I became totally brokenhearted."
When David left me I became totally brokenhearted. Isabella Rossellini
Isabella Rossellini quote: "I am much more radical in my beliefs than my products..."
I am much more radical in my beliefs than my products represent me to be. Isabella Rossellini

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