I love acting. I've been doing it since I was 16, and it's in my nature. It's the thing I do best. But as much as I love acting, I love cinema more. I always had a thing about creating images. Valeria Golino actcinemacreate Change image and share on social
When I think of Italy now, I think of accessories, possessions, bad TV, fake boobs, BMWs. Valeria Golino accessorybadbmws Change image and share on social
I can touch my toes, but I bend in a strange way. I'll never be in the Olympics. Valeria Golino bendolympicstrange Change image and share on social
I came to Hollywood and I loved it. It was a great time, but in my head I was still elsewhere, in Europe. I believed in a certain cinema, which I still do believe in - a certain European cinema - and as a young woman being in America, I thought I was being taken away from that. Valeria Golino americabelievecinema share on social
As an actress you can participate, you can be a co-author, help the director. But I always wanted to be able to make the big decisions. Valeria Golino actressauthorbig Change image and share on social
I think that it helps that I have acted. That said, it doesn't mean you're going to be a good director. Valeria Golino actdirectorgood Change image and share on social
What I am really curious about is the visuals of cinema... the form. Valeria Golino cinemacuriousform Change image and share on social
I worked with fantastic actors, fantastic directors. People I would never otherwise have met. Was I limited? Yes. Did I use it as I could have? No. But I was always ambivalent about Hollywood and what I wanted. And ambivalence in our business is no good for success. Valeria Golino actorambivalenceambivalent share on social
I've learned so many things from directors in my acting career. There are even some things I've learned that I didn't want to do. There are those directors who've really made me shine and others who've made me opaque. Valeria Golino actcareerdirector share on social
'Miele' is a code name for a girl who has a double life. Valeria Golino codedoublegirl Change image and share on social