Maria Bello

Maria Bello: (on working in Haiti with the group We Advance)It's to empower women throughout Haiti,... ...We have a women's clinic that sees 200 women a day. We do education classes, outreach classes on hygiene, health care, human rights and gender-based violence for hundreds of women a week.

Maria Bello: I never get to do light summer films. I tend to do things that are intense and anxiety-provoking. By the time I finish those films, I need to take a nap. I do actually gravitate toward the intense pieces, though. I like characters that are on the edge and also incredibly strong at the same time. I like when a character really teaches you something about yourself, and I find that I am learning something just about every single time. (Chicago Sun-Times; July 27, 2008 )

Maria Bello: (on the essential question she's trying to answer) I think one question can kind of encompass everything, which is what is my destiny? I've thought that since I was a young kid. And every day more, now I'm really realizing that the unfolding of a journey is an answer in itself. There's no end point that you get to and go, that's the one thing I'm supposed to be doing. (cinecon.com; September 23, 2005)