Isabella Rossellini

Maybe there's some kind of modeling that can be tedious, like catalogue modeling, but there's a kind of modeling, with runways or…

— Isabella Rossellini

There are so many spiders, and their rituals, their mating rituals, their courtship ritual, can be very, very different.

— Isabella Rossellini

I grew up in Italy, and our country is a country of great agriculture and food produce. It wasn't like I was…

— Isabella Rossellini

You don't do an experimental film to become rich, so the people who are involved are involved because they enjoy the creative…

— Isabella Rossellini

One of the great issues in biology is the origin of altruism - of why you would do something for someone else…

— Isabella Rossellini

In interviews, the first question I get in America is always: 'What do you do to stay young?' I do nothing. I…

— Isabella Rossellini

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…

— Isabella Rossellini

I believe in a set of values I cannot live by. ...

— Isabella Rossellini

It took me a long time to be accepted as an actress, I think, because of the modeling and because of my…

— Isabella Rossellini

Although Dorothy in Blue Velvet was humiliated and hurt by men, basically I could react to how she felt.

— Isabella Rossellini

My films are comical films. They are made to laugh at. They are comical - and scientifically correct.

— Isabella Rossellini

My perfume, Manifesto, was based on the scent of basil.

— Isabella Rossellini

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

It's hard to make a living in any of the arts. When most people think of artists, they think of the stars…

— Isabella Rossellini

I started modeling at 28. I'm 5-feet-7 1/2 , and I never went on a diet. I followed what my doctor told…

— Isabella Rossellini

Animals are everywhere. Some are more romantic, like tigers and elephants and chimpanzees, and some are less romantic, like earthworms, but they…

— Isabella Rossellini

Animation translates well to a small screen. When you look at Walt Disney or Chuck Jones - you know, Bugs Bunny -…

— Isabella Rossellini

Mama wrote a letter to my father saying' I want to work with you' and she ended the letter saying' in Italian…

— Isabella Rossellini

I am the daughter of Mr. Neo-realism: I should gravitate towards narrative simply told, character, the truth. And I do love those…

— Isabella Rossellini

The red carpet has become like a parallel business. The next day, there are TV programmes, and magazines, and it's all, 'Do…

— Isabella Rossellini

If you see a person who's insecure and covers it up, it can be quite a problem. But the person who is…

— Isabella Rossellini

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

I'm always a little worried when people have met me in person because I'm worried they'll be disappointed.

— Isabella Rossellini

If you go to a therapist, they say, 'Are you sure? How do you feel about your wrinkles?' And I say, 'I…

— Isabella Rossellini

I was born with a love of animals, the same way I was born with brown hair. When I was a little…

— Isabella Rossellini