The director took my face in his hands and asked me to show him my teeth, as with a horse. This happened on a Wednesday, and by the following Monday I was shooting.

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The actress they'd hired had refused to appear naked in front of the camera. I...

The actress they'd hired had refused to appear naked in front of the camera. I...

When I said I was going to audition for a film, I got a hearty...

When I said I was going to audition for a film, I got a hearty...

I chose the most explosive dress I could find. I put a ton of makeup...

I chose the most explosive dress I could find. I put a ton of makeup...

Keep your ears open, your eyes open, grab everything you can, react, and learn!

Keep your ears open, your eyes open, grab everything you can, react, and learn!

I'm a small and normal girl, and stories like mine no one likes to tell....

I'm a small and normal girl, and stories like mine no one likes to tell....

Compared to dancing, films seemed to me to be the work of lay bums. There...

Compared to dancing, films seemed to me to be the work of lay bums. There...

You can fake your age or mask it, but the passion that moves the characters...

You can fake your age or mask it, but the passion that moves the characters...

My current companion, Gerard de Battista, is the father of my two sons.

My current companion, Gerard de Battista, is the father of my two sons.

I went to dance classes from 9 in the morning until 1, then to school...

I went to dance classes from 9 in the morning until 1, then to school...

For most of my career, I've played roles that were written for other actresses.

For most of my career, I've played roles that were written for other actresses.

I really wanted to work and become independent.

I really wanted to work and become independent.

People love coming on television, even if they have to show their miseries.

People love coming on television, even if they have to show their miseries.

On my fifth film, it was then that I stopped dancing.

On my fifth film, it was then that I stopped dancing.

There's nothing more human than two people making love.

There's nothing more human than two people making love.

The film kept me from working as a secretary. It was a real stroke of...

The film kept me from working as a secretary. It was a real stroke of...

Acting is the work of two people-it's only possible when you have the complicity, the...

Acting is the work of two people-it's only possible when you have the complicity, the...

I had to gain weight until I looked like a seal so I could compete...

I had to gain weight until I looked like a seal so I could compete...

I'd heard it was dangerous to walk around Miami.

I'd heard it was dangerous to walk around Miami.

When you have to get into the character each morning, give it your voice, your...

When you have to get into the character each morning, give it your voice, your...

My first vocation was dance.

My first vocation was dance.