Sophia Loren refused to operate her nose, even though her husband suggested - her answer became legendary

In an interview in 1979, the movie star recalled that at the beginning of her career, many people suggested that she undergo plastic surgery in her nose, reasoning that this would increase her chances of success in the movie world.

Loren indicated that when Pont told her that she might have to reduce her nose, her answer was sharp.

When my husband told me that maybe I should cut my nose, I said: 'I don't think so. I want to keep my nose because I like it the way I look. I think you should change camera operator. If you change that, maybe I'll have more options in the movies. Otherwise, either I would have to change myself completely, or I wouldn't be a part of the movie, because I like my appearance. I don't have any complex for my nose'", the actress remembered.

Then she concluded the confession with a sentence that remained ikeonic: "and I didn't. Here I am today, still with my nose"

Sophia Loren's attitude repeated in an interview The Hollywood Reporter In 2014, when asked about the comments she had been receiving over the years about her appearance.

I've always tried not to listen to people. They told me I had a very long nose and a very big mouth. But that did not touch me at all. When I believe in something, it's like a war for me. It's a battle", she said.

The actress added that Carlo Pontus was also influenced by the opinions of others.

And Carlo once told me: The camera monitors say you have a very long nose. Maybe you should do a little interference. I answered: 'Listen, I don't want to change anything on my face, because I love my face. If I have to change my nose, then I'm going back to Pozziol'". Sophia Loren went into history in 1962 when she won the Oscar Award for Best Actress, becoming the first person to win this award for a role interpreted in a foreign language, Telegrafi reports. Periscope.

However, she did not attend the awards ceremony, but she chose to stay at her home in Rome near her husband Carlo Pontus.

On its autobiography "Day, Today, Tomorrow: My Life", the actress, who is now 91 years old, wrote that she could hardly believe it when she received news of the nomination.

When I received my nomination for Oscar at the end of February 1962, I hardly believed it. I kept reading the names of other nominated actress", she recalls.

Loren admitted to being overwhelmed by uncertainty and fear.

I knew that disappointment could come at any moment and that triumph belongs to only a few people. After much thought, I decided not to attend the ceremony. If I lost, I'd faint. If I won, I'd still faint. I couldn't afford to let this happen in front of that public and before the eyes of the entire world", she confessed. /Periscope/