It took me a long time to be accepted as an actress, I think, because of the modeling and because of my… — Isabella Rossellini Copy Share Image
I've always been interested in animal behavior, and I keep reading about it because it's so surprising all the time - so… — Isabella Rossellini Copy Share Image
The first time I went to Hollywood, I was 25 years old. My background was mostly Italian. — Isabella Rossellini Copy Share Image
I've had a lot of 'aha' moments, but the big 'aha' about growing older is the mental freedom. — Isabella Rossellini Copy Share Image
People use mobile phones in this very distracting environment where you probably don't have time to watch a 30-minute film, but you… — Isabella Rossellini Copy Share Image
I always encourage women to let their individuality show by not covering up what they perceive as flaws. When I see a… — Isabella Rossellini Copy Share Image
When I grew up in Italy in the 1950s, it was still very agricultural. Food was very important; produce was very important.… — Isabella Rossellini Copy Share Image
I always have parmigiano-reggiano, olive oil and pasta at home. When people get sick, they want chicken soup; I want spaghetti with… — Isabella Rossellini Copy Share Image
I'd love to meet Darwin. He caused such controversy over whether God created the earth in six days or whether we evolved… — Isabella Rossellini Copy Share Image
I loved modeling. I absolutely loved it. I was so happy to get the cover of 'Vogue' - 23 times. I keep… — Isabella Rossellini Copy Share Image
Every time you work, it's a new film, and generally when you work with auteurs, people that write and direct their films,… — Isabella Rossellini Copy Share Image
By the time I was successful with covers of 'Vogue' and 'Harper's Bazaar' and 'Vanity Fair' and the Lancome contract, someone asked… — Isabella Rossellini Copy Share Image
From the time I was a child I wanted to be like my mother. Not necessarily an actress - I never dreamed… — Isabella Rossellini Copy Share Image
Maybe there's some kind of modeling that can be tedious, like catalogue modeling, but there's a kind of modeling, with runways or working with… — Isabella Rossellini Copy Share Image
There are so many spiders, and their rituals, their mating rituals, their courtship ritual, can be very, very different. — Isabella Rossellini Copy Share Image
I grew up in Italy, and our country is a country of great agriculture and food produce. It wasn't like I was urban and… — Isabella Rossellini Copy Share Image
You don't do an experimental film to become rich, so the people who are involved are involved because they enjoy the creative aspect of… — Isabella Rossellini Copy Share Image
One of the great issues in biology is the origin of altruism - of why you would do something for someone else that could… — Isabella Rossellini Copy Share Image
In interviews, the first question I get in America is always: 'What do you do to stay young?' I do nothing. I don't think… — Isabella Rossellini Copy Share Image
It's nice to go and be a guest on a television sitcom. It pays well; it's easy because generally it's a supporting role, so… — Isabella Rossellini Copy Share Image
It took me a long time to be accepted as an actress, I think, because of the modeling and because of my mother. — Isabella Rossellini Copy Share Image
Although Dorothy in Blue Velvet was humiliated and hurt by men, basically I could react to how she felt. — Isabella Rossellini Copy Share Image
My films are comical films. They are made to laugh at. They are comical - and scientifically correct. — Isabella Rossellini Copy Share Image
