Claire Bloom quotes:

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

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.

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

Security has no place in the life of an actress.

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

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

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

In any of the arts, you never stop learning.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I have no intention of discussing my private life with anyone

I learned from watching and I learned form doing

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