claudia cardinale...

 Claudia Cardinale talking about her native Tunisia:

Long ago, I was told that I was Italy's little fiancée. It's true, I am Sicilian by origin, and it was in Rome that my career took off. I was twenty then..... and I didn't speak a word of Italian. I am from where the sun warms hearts and bodies, where the sweetness of life is equal to the perfection of landscapes and warmth of smiles. Claudia Cardinale didn't exist yet. My name is Claude, and I was born Tunisian. I jumped on the train. The one from Tunis, who threatened me with the Goulette in Carthage. The one of life, who guided me to Monastir, against the camera of René Vautier and Jacques Baratier. Coincidence? Destiny? Whatever: I have always liked taking the walking train. My train, it got me across oceans. And often, he took me home...

Seventeen years ago i left for Venice In my suitcase, I had carried a bikini and a burnous, this large coat typical of my country. The first one made me famous Under the second I had hidden my beautiful Tunisia.