"As a painter you're responsible yourself, 100 percent. In film, you have the editor, the director, the other actors. It has the advantage of not being solitary."

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"As a painter you're responsible yourself, 100 percent. In film, you have the editor, the director, the other actors. It has the advantage of not being solitary."

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"Being a film actor is very different from a theatre actor."

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"Being an actor means being an instrument for someone else. I want to give myself completely."

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"Somewhere in talking and rehearsing, there is a magical moment where actors catch a current, they're on the right road. If they really catch it, then whatever they do from then on is correct and it all comes out of them from that point on."

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"Once you've gotten the job, there's nothing to it. If you're an actor, you're an actor. Doing it is not the hard part. The hard part is getting to do it."

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"Most actors are insecure enough already without having a director who adds to that."

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"I think I am a much better actor than I have allowed myself to be."

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"We film in front of a live audience, and I was a theater actor before I got into television, so I like that."

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"I think it's sort of a rite of passage for a British actor to try and get the American accent and have a good crack at doing that."

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"Of course it's difficult to top a box office success like Emmanuelle, so it will always be my most important work. But that's nothing to be ashamed of."

Success

"I learned so much from other actors and they definitely didn't treat me like some sex bomb or bimbo. I felt fully accepted in the regular movie world. I didn't feel categorised."

Sex

"The film was made in 1973. It was a golden time for people to experiment without risking, for example, AIDS. Today one has to be so much more careful and I don't think a character like that could exist now."

Time

"Back then I didn't think a woman like that, or a relationship like that, could exist with complete freedom and no jealousy or possessiveness. I thought it sounded too good to be true and I was certainly convinced it wasn't the life for me!"

Life

"I have to be careful not to be too proud in life, because there is always room for improvement."

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"I'm very glad to have something to be passionate about. I can't imagine a life without passion."

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"When a new generation watches the films, people might mention that it has improved their lovemaking. I guess it's because it isn't threatening. It was very sweet and delicate."

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"The only thing I was trying to portray was serenity. Also, innocence, vulnerability and elegance."

Elegance

"I still have agents in France, Los Angeles and Amsterdam who call and suggest parts. I'd love to keep on doing both painting and acting until the end of my days."

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"As a painter you're responsible yourself, 100 percent. In film, you have the editor, the director, the other actors. It has the advantage of not being solitary."

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