Go ahead quote me

Monica Bellucci.
Penelope Cruz.
Steven Tyler.

"I can't say I'm a Bond girl because I'm too mature to be a Bond girl. I say Bond lady; Bond woman.

I'm proud to be a Bond lady because actually, Bond is the most amazing man. You know why? Because he doesn't exist."

ACTRESS MONICA BELLUCCI, 51, who is in the new James Bond movie Spectre


"Sometimes after a painful experience you can look back and start to become friends with the memory of it."

ACTRESS PENELOPE CRUZ


"I get nervous and I can't remember my name. I gotta have teleprompters out for Dream On when girls are lifting up their shirts at a rock concert."

AEROSMITH ROCKER STEVEN TYLER, who has a hard time memorising the lyrics of his own songs

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on October 01, 2015, with the headline Go ahead quote me. Subscribe