10 of Sophia Loren’s Best Quotes About Eating, Loving, and Living Well
“I love Rita Hayworth. Her beauty, her sassiness, her class and those legs… Mamma mia!” screen legend Sophia Loren, one of the fabulous stars of British Vogue’s 2021 Hollywood Portfolio, enthused of her personal hero. She may love Hayworth, but Loren herself is a bona fide icon to millions of movie fans everywhere.
From It Started in Naples (1960), to Scandal in Sorrento (1955) and Two Women (1960), Loren’s memorable performances span decades. Most recently, she starred in The Life Ahead, a film directed by her son, the acclaimed Italian director Edoardo Ponti. As magnetic a presence as ever at 86, Loren’s talent is as a rare as her beauty.
Below, we look back on some of the actor’s best quotes to date—along with some of her chicest ensembles.
Photo: Getty Images1/10On eating well
“Everything you see I owe to spaghetti.”
Photo: Getty Images2/10On motherhood
“When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself, and once for her child.”
Photo: Getty Images3/10On beauty
“Beauty is how you feel inside, and it reflects in your eyes. It is not something physical.”
Photo: Getty Images4/10On privilege
“The two big advantages I had at birth were to have been born wise and to have been born in poverty.”
Photo: Getty Images5/10On sex appeal
“Sex appeal is 50% what you’ve got and 50% what people think you’ve got.”