Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself. That is why some people with mediocre talent, but with great inner drive, go so much further than people with vastly superior talent.

During the 1970s Sophia Loren was paired with Richard Burton in the last De Sica-directed film The Voyage (1974) and a remake of the film Brief Encounter (1974). Hotchner Loren portrayed herself and her mother in a made-for-television biopic adaptation of her autobiography Sophia Loren: Her Own Story. O'Toole and James Coco were nominated for two NBR awards in addition the NBR listed Man of La Mancha in its best 10 pictures of 1972 list.

In later years Sophia Loren has appeared in American blockbusters such as Grumpier Old Men (1995) and Nine (2009). Loren is widely recognized as Italy's most renowned and honored actress. She has also achieved critical and commercial success in TV movies such as Courage (1986).