Asia Argento

Having been a child actor, I remember how directors would trick me to get good performances out of me. I don't think you need to do that. ”

I've worked with very few directors who've asked of me what I asked of myself. ”

I tend to be a lazy actress, unless I'm pushed. ”

I was made for action movies. ”

Why did I spend all these years playing boring Europeans? I was made for action movies. ”

People's attitudes about sex aren't healthy anywhere, except maybe in those tribes where they go around naked. ”

I have nothing in my life besides my work. I am obsessed with it. I leave my house only when I'm forced to. ”

What you might see as depravity is, to me, just another aspect of the human condition. ”

Most of the time nothing much is required of directors, which is a pity. ”

Italy to me is like the mean mother. Whatever I do, it's never good enough. People say I'm the queen of Cannes, but in Italy I get turned down for work. ”