Maria de Medeiros Quotes

Portugal, Actress
August 19, 1965

Maria Esteves de Medeiros Victorino de Almeida, DamSE, known as Maria de Medeiros, is a Portuguese actress, director, and singer who has been involved in both European and American film productions. She is best known internationally for playing Fabienne in Quentin Tarantino's 1994 film Pulp Fiction.

Also known as Director, Singer

I remember my parents quarrelling. They would talk as if they were against each other's ideas about Trotsky, but it was just a couple arguing.

Maria de Medeiros
- Remember
- Parents
- Couple
I like to dream about Portugal, and it's less easy when you are there.

Maria de Medeiros
- Dream

People of my generation in Portugal fell into the magic potion of political ideas. What was very funny about this revolution was that it did not bring wealth to the Portuguese. But it brought language, ideas. You'd go to the fish market, and all the women who were selling fish would call each other fascist, communist.

Maria de Medeiros
- People
- Women
- Political
I wouldn't define myself as the girl from 'Pulp Fiction.'

Maria de Medeiros
- Girl
The left-wing thinkers and intellectuals have been more misogynist with me than the army. They can't accept that a young woman is able to think, and they underestimate the intellectual work and study I might have done. They ask who is the man behind me.

Maria de Medeiros
- Work
- Done
- Study