Thank God we're not like America: everyone wants to look like they're 20. In Europe we admire grown-up women. I think men revere older women.

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Some actors get fired up by the sound of the audience. I just want to...

Some actors get fired up by the sound of the audience. I just want to...

I used to suffer from excessive pride. Well, I got over that one.

I used to suffer from excessive pride. Well, I got over that one.

The minute anyone's getting anxious I say, You must eat and you must sleep. They're...

The minute anyone's getting anxious I say, You must eat and you must sleep. They're...

When I was starting out, young actresses had the studio system to protect them. Now...

When I was starting out, young actresses had the studio system to protect them. Now...

You can love more than one person in your life, but things will be different....

You can love more than one person in your life, but things will be different....

I'm an actress, not a pin-up.

I'm an actress, not a pin-up.

Too often, older women are seen as victims, but I know lots of formidable women...

Too often, older women are seen as victims, but I know lots of formidable women...

I couldn't imagine playing someone young now; it would be so boring.

I couldn't imagine playing someone young now; it would be so boring.

Everything has changed. An interview has become such a confrontational thing. It makes you very...

Everything has changed. An interview has become such a confrontational thing. It makes you very...

I do find acting cathartic.

I do find acting cathartic.

I do think it's important to live in the present because in that way you...

I do think it's important to live in the present because in that way you...

I think people have surgery for psychological reasons more than because of their looks.

I think people have surgery for psychological reasons more than because of their looks.

You have to be careful not to let your fear stop you doing things. It's...

You have to be careful not to let your fear stop you doing things. It's...

I was asked to be in Vogue but I said no. I didn't want to...

I was asked to be in Vogue but I said no. I didn't want to...

I can feel the 60S looming. In my profession, I've just moved along with my...

I can feel the 60S looming. In my profession, I've just moved along with my...

I've never been married and I've no more desire to be married now than I...

I've never been married and I've no more desire to be married now than I...

I consulted a Chinese herbalist and spent two weeks on an island off the coast...

I consulted a Chinese herbalist and spent two weeks on an island off the coast...

I am pretty self-indulgent.

I am pretty self-indulgent.

I am not going to share my private life with millions of people. I don't...

I am not going to share my private life with millions of people. I don't...

Roman's wife Sharon Tate had been murdered by Charles Manson the year before, but Roman...

Roman's wife Sharon Tate had been murdered by Charles Manson the year before, but Roman...