Monica Bellucci refused to accept the title of "Bond girl" in the upcoming James Bond movie, "Spectre."
"I just blurted out: I'm not a girl, I'm a woman, I'm a mature woman," Bellucci told the Sunday Times Style magazine (via The Telegraph).
She then asked director Sam Mendes, who called her in to audition, "Do I have to replace Judi Dench."
The 50-year-old actress will become the oldest woman to play a Bond girl in the 24th Bond film. Honor Blackman previously held the record at age 39 when she played Pussy Galore in 1964's "Goldfinger" opposite Sean Connery.
Bellucci is four years older than the current James Bond, Daniel Craig. Mendes pitched her character as the first "mature woman" in a Bond film.
"He said, 'For the first time in history, James Bond is going to have a story with a mature woman. The concept is revolutionary,'" Bellucci said. She also believes the director would be seen as "a hero among women" for standing up for older actresses.
"Spectre" began filming earlier this month in Austria with Craig and his co-stars Dave Bautista and Léa Seydoux. The first Bond movie since 2012's "Skyfall" also stars Ralph Fiennes, Christoph Waltz and Ben Whishaw.
"Spectre" will open in theaters on Nov. 6, 2015.
