Quotes from Claire Bloom


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I don't think actresses' lives in general are very good.


When I was in England doing Romeo and Juliet as a child star, I was interviewed by the British press, who are even more vicious and cruel than the Americans. So I have been extremely guarded ever since.


I started on a very high note and I was alwasy able to choose. I want to be able to do that until my last breath. And to do that, you have to have money.


I remember seeing some little wrinkles in my early 30s and thinking they were interesting. But you know the horror of it is that the screen image has to be perfect.


Security has no place in the life of an actress.


My face has always been my fortune anyway, not my body.


In my day, people didn't do nude scenes. I mean they didn't exist.


In my book, I was trying to get into my own soul.


I had a burning ambition. Otherwise, I wouldn't have accomplished it.


You can't pretend to be a Sharon Stone or a Marilyn Monroe. You really can't fake that.


I don't enjoy the life of an actress, but I don't want to go into that.


I am interested in the art. I'm a professional woman.


Film is different for me now. If the money is good and it's not totally revolting, I'll do it.


In any of the arts, you never stop learning.


I've spent my life pursing excellence as an artist, which is what I always wanted to do anyhow.


I have no intention of discussing my private life with anyone.


There are several paths one can take, but not every path is open to you.


I learned from watching and I learned form doing.