Mariasole Pollio

"Acting is a very powerful tool that allows me to communicate with people. Very often, I can express myself more in acting than in everyday life. I would like to be able to tell a character with a strong story behind them. I want to be able to give a message of strength, of positivity, of courage. It would be interesting to be able to give a voice to a person who lives in dark moments but manages to draw a chance for change. Also, it would be very interesting to be able to experience a girl who is far from who I am in reality and who allows me to be able to talk about sensitive topics such as bullying."

"I was born in the summer and it is the season that I love the most and that represents me. The best memory is that of my past birthdays. I have wonderful memories related to my holidays. In general, even now I love to celebrate the day I was born, I always have this beautiful image in which I celebrate life that makes me feel happy."

"Are you able to reconcile studying with your commitments? If you want, you can do both: study and dreams. I attend a private school and, traveling a lot, I have often studied the handouts online: this is why I was happy that others could also deal with a study method that I already knew and that has always served me so much. I would like to continue with the University even if I don't know which address yet. For sure I will continue to focus on acting and conducting: with a little sacrifice, I think it is possible to carry on both things in parallel."

"What memory do you have of the first day on set? I was very excited, and I was lucky enough to share the experience with wonderful people who have always reassured me when I had uncertainties or doubts. Some time later, they told me that at the beginning it is as if I had jumped without a parachute and I think they are right: with a little ingenuity and the desire to give my best, I was able to enjoy the trip in the round, without limits."

"Where would you like to go? In America, although there are many Italian directors with whom I would love to work, from Muccino to Sorrentino. Then I am fascinated by the world of conduction: if I had to think big I would aim for Sanremo, which is an institution for our country. I like the recited monologues, the staircase, those wonderful dresses."

"A book at 17. You had the courage to expose yourself a lot. When they proposed it to me I was skeptical, I thought I was too young to have anything to tell. We didn't have a story and it couldn't be a biography: at less than 18, what biography do you want to do? But after the first meetings with the ghost writer, many arguments came up talking. I try to explain the feeling: there were strong things inside me, I felt I was a young girl who talked about her to her generation, but who also lives an unusual life compared to other teenagers."

"I feel lucky because I didn't start from social media and then start studying acting. I come from a school background, I started studying theater and cinema as a child, working on the scenes and on memory until death. The web has always been my means of sharing with the public, I used social media to bring my work there too. I don't feel the pressure of a conflict with the work of an actress, even if occasionally someone confuses things. I think everyone can do everything but you have to study. I'm for the meritocracy, I don't like those who reach the top because they already have a million followers."

"How was supporting Roby Facchinetti? I discovered that besides being the myth of music we all know, he is a wonderful person. He has eyes that express all of his big heart and legendary talent. For me it is a real honor to be next to him, he has a lot to teach on both an artistic and a human level. I can't wait for the filming of our docufilm to begin, I already know that it will be a great emotion to be able to experience a wonderful story of which Roby was a great protagonist up close."