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also wanted to change things a bit in the entertainment world and particularly in Italy. Now, I don’t want to say that there is no meritocracy here but it is so hard to emerge. I was lucky enough to study for several years in New York and I must say that, they are not all roses even if there is a different professionalism and there is also an appearance for example, here we are rather animals, in the sense that the extras are not treated very well, in America everything was very different and I was lucky enough to see the differences. In America, if you can show that you are capable in some way, you can do it; you also need a lot of luck but the only fundamental thing, if you want to do this job, is determination! Instead, a person from the world of entertainment who has inspired your path in some way? So, I have a great passion for all cinema since the fifties, in costume, which is my passion. As for a person, there isn’t really an actor or actress, I have great respect for those who were the actresses of our grandparents, who made the cinema of the golden years in Italy, starting with Virna Lisi in my opinion they had an innate elegance, if you don’t have it obviously you build it. I have points of reference but there are many, let’s say Sophia Loren, I would have done everything to be able to pursue a career between Italy and the United States as she did, however, I also repeat and always a question of luck, I have this luck initially had thanks to my grandmother, who wanted to take me to New York to study English and opened a world for me, that is, she opened an important door for me and then fate brought me back to Italy.
In the various experiences you have had in the movie sets, is there one that has remained in your heart? They are different because in my opinion every set gives you something, it is always a magical experience but undoubtedly the film that gave me a way of understanding many things was one of the last that I shot, this western with Emiliano Ferrera that gave me really given the opportunity to make that leap forward the film is called: “Oro e Piombo”, it is a film that unfortunately for the moment is only visible on amazon prime Italy, now I will do everything to even get it abroad. It is a tribute to Sergio Leone. Ferrero.is a huge fan of this genre and he chose me as the protagonist. The first thing he said to me was: “I want you as the protagonist of my first feature film”, he had made many shorts of the same genre and we had already met. He had asked me to play his lead in another film, a short film but I was pregnant. So after two years he said to me: “So are you still pregnant or not this time? “I’m ready!” I answered and he: “But look at that, there is no money” (non c’e` una lira!) but I give you the opportunity to learn to ride, to fight, to know how to use historical weapons, and I rightly said immediately yes, alright!
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