Claire Bloom Quotes
"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."
- Claire Bloom
(Related: Americans, England, Press)
"Film is different for me now. If the money is good and it's not totally revolting, I'll do it."
- Claire Bloom
(Related: Money, Film, Now)
"There are several paths one can take, but not every path is open to you."
- Claire Bloom
(Related: Open)
"Security has no place in the life of an actress."
- Claire Bloom
(Related: Life, Security)
"My face has always been my fortune anyway, not my body."
- Claire Bloom
(Related: Body, Fortune)
"In my day, people didn't do nude scenes. I mean they didn't exist."
- Claire Bloom
(Related: People, Day)
"In my book, I was trying to get into my own soul."
- Claire Bloom
(Related: Soul, Trying)
"You can't pretend to be a Sharon Stone or a Marilyn Monroe. You really can't fake that."
- Claire Bloom
"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."
- Claire Bloom
(Related: Money, Want)
"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."
- Claire Bloom
(Related: Horror, Thinking)
"I learned from watching and I learned form doing."
- Claire Bloom
"I have no intention of discussing my private life with anyone."
- Claire Bloom
(Related: Life, Intention)
"I had a burning ambition. Otherwise, I wouldn't have accomplished it."
- Claire Bloom
(Related: Ambition)
"I don't think actresses' lives in general are very good."
- Claire Bloom
"I am interested in the art. I'm a professional woman."
- Claire Bloom
(Related: Art, Woman)
"I've spent my life pursing excellence as an artist, which is what I always wanted to do anyhow."
- Claire Bloom
(Related: Life, Artist, Excellence)
"I don't enjoy the life of an actress, but I don't want to go into that."
- Claire Bloom
(Related: Life, Want)