Being an actress is to be in tune with the fantasies of a man. What woman never dreamt of that?

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Although for some people cinema means something superficial and glamorous, it is something else. I...

Although for some people cinema means something superficial and glamorous, it is something else. I...

I don't like the idea of separating life and work. That notion seems dated and...

I don't like the idea of separating life and work. That notion seems dated and...

I don't think success is harmful, as so many people say. Rather, I believe it...

I don't think success is harmful, as so many people say. Rather, I believe it...

When I'm acting, I'm two beings. There's the one monitoring the distance between myself and...

When I'm acting, I'm two beings. There's the one monitoring the distance between myself and...

Beyond the beauty, the sex, the titillation, the surface, there is a human being. And...

Beyond the beauty, the sex, the titillation, the surface, there is a human being. And...

To give a character life in a short space of time, it helps if you...

To give a character life in a short space of time, it helps if you...

Sometimes the directors were afraid of what they brought out of me.

Sometimes the directors were afraid of what they brought out of me.

When Tony was madly in love with me, his relationship with Vanessa Redgrave was ending.

When Tony was madly in love with me, his relationship with Vanessa Redgrave was ending.

All fiction becomes autobiographical when the author has true talent.

All fiction becomes autobiographical when the author has true talent.

It's just as idiotic to say there is no life after death as it is...

It's just as idiotic to say there is no life after death as it is...

To give and receive love, you have to be in touch with pain, you have...

To give and receive love, you have to be in touch with pain, you have...

If you get trapped in the idea that what is most important is what image...

If you get trapped in the idea that what is most important is what image...

I gradually work myself into a frenzy as the shoot approaches, while we're choosing the...

I gradually work myself into a frenzy as the shoot approaches, while we're choosing the...

You should not separate your life from what you do.

You should not separate your life from what you do.

I don't like going where I've already been. Life is a myriad of territories to...

I don't like going where I've already been. Life is a myriad of territories to...

I need, absolutely, to be alone.

I need, absolutely, to be alone.

Age does not protect you from love. But love, to some extent, protects you from...

Age does not protect you from love. But love, to some extent, protects you from...

People's opinions don't interfere with me.

People's opinions don't interfere with me.

Death is an absolute mystery. We are all vulnerable to it, it's what makes life...

Death is an absolute mystery. We are all vulnerable to it, it's what makes life...

Knowing how to die is knowing how to live. What is death anyway? It's the...

Knowing how to die is knowing how to live. What is death anyway? It's the...