Biografia

Once met J.R.R. Tolkien and neither knew why the other was famous.

When shooting Terremoto (1974), she surprised director Mark Robson by insisting that she do her own stuntwork, which included dodging blocks of concrete and heavy steel pipes.

Her three husbands were eventually married to a total of 20 brides between them.

An Australian reporter found her quite adept at foul language, and her swearing was "like a sailor and a truck driver were having a competition." She threw a glass of champagne at the reporter, who said that at the moment she did so "the only thing I could think was how bloody gorgeous the woman was".

A statue of her from La contessa scalza (1954) was given to Frank Sinatra as a gift. He kept it in his backyard garden well after their divorce. When he married Barbara Sinatra, she forced him to get rid of it.

All I ever got out of any of my marriages was the two years Artie Shaw financed on an analyst's couch.

I have only one rule in acting--trust the director and give him heart and soul.

When I lose my temper, honey, you can't find it any place.

I don't understand people who like to work and talk about it like it was some sort of goddamn duty. Doing nothing feels like floating on warm water to me. Delightful, perfect.

I must have seen more sunrises than any other actress in the history of Hollywood.

California (1979) - $50,000 /episode

L'uomo dai 7 capestri (1972) - $50,000

La notte dell'iguana (1964) - $400,000

Sette giorni a maggio (1964) - $75 .000

55 giorni a Pechino (1963) - $500,000