I was not intrigued with the accouterments of success and fame, the furs, jewels, expensive automobiles and mansions. … - Sophia Loren

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I was not intrigued with the accouterments of success and fame, the furs, jewels, expensive automobiles and mansions. . . I can assure you that these things were not on my mind when I sat spellbound in that Pozzuoli movie house. It was what these performers on the screen were doing, not what they received for doing it.

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