Claire Bloom Quotes

Security has no place in the life of an actress.

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

I have no intention of discussing my private life with anyone

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

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

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

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

I learned from watching and I learned form doing

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.