Who said that? A European actress and also a Hollywood star. The reason, you can easily assume that if you want world wide fame then fly Hollywood. Hollywood has always been a dream for many actresses from all around the world. Especially many heroines from countries in Europe flew in to Hollywood and became celebrity. But how many of them were rewarded with global fame? The most famous would be the Italian beauty Sophia Loren. But then on, not many European actresses could consolidate them in such a position in Hollywood. Isabelle Adjani despite her French blockbusters could not really comfort herself in American film industry. The Spanish enchantress Penélope Cruz is more famous in eastern part of the world for her relationship with Tom Cruise rather than her success in Vanilla Sky. Right now the only representative from Europe who is illuminating Hollywood is the Italian actress and fashion model Monica Bellucci and the statement above is from her.
Born in 1964 in the Italian village of Città di Castello, Umbria, Bellucci originally pursued a career in the legal profession. Initially pursuing a career as a lawyer, by modeling Bellucci helped finance her tuition while at the University of Perugia, but the glamorous lifestyle tempted Monica away from her law studies. In 1988, she moved to one of Europe's fashion centers, Milan, and joined Elite Model Management. She instantly became the face of celebrated brands such as Elle and Dolce and Gabbana. Perhaps, wanting more than just the face of famous labels, she took up different workshops and classes in acting. Her first film was entitled "Bandits: Love and Liberty."
She made her acting debut on TV in 1990, and her American film debut in 1992 Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992). She became known and popular with English-speaking audiences following her lead role in the acclaimed Italian film Malèna, as well as through the portrayal of a rape victim in the highly controversial Irréversible, though is perhaps best known for her role as Persephone in The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions followed by her portrayal of Mary Magdelene in The Passion of the Christ. 
In 2003, Bellucci starred in Tears of the Sun as a doctor in Nigeria being rescued by the US and in the 2005 fantasy film The Brothers Grimm as a beautiful evil queen. Her latest films are The Stone Council, directed by the Frenchman Guillaume Nicloux (2006) and Manuale d'amore 2 (2007) where she portrays a physiotherapist in the first segment of the film who is object of the desire of her patient. She was supposed to be seen portraying Indian politician Sonia Gandhi in the biopic Sonia, originally planned for release in 2007 but now shelved. September 2007 saw the release of Shoot 'Em Up, where she plays a prostitute opposite Clive Owen.
As a fashion model she was ranked no. 6 in Maxim's '50 Sexiest Women' in 1999 and no. 9 in 2002 in Maxim's '100 Sexiest Women.
"My body is so important to me... my face, my arms, my legs, my hands, my eyes, everything. I use everything I have." - Monica Bellucci.
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