Quotes from Claire Bloom

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

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

Even the most stoic of men will be childlike at least once in a day.

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

In any of the arts, you never stop learning.

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

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

I have no intention of discussing my private life with anyone

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

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.

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.

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

I learned from watching and I learned from doing.

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

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

In any of the arts, you never stop learning.

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

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