I have to be careful not to be too proud in life, because there is always room for improvement.

I'm very glad to have something to be passionate about. I can't imagine a life without passion.

I learned so much from other actors and they definitely didn't treat me like some sex bomb or bimbo. I felt fully accepted in the regular movie world. I didn't feel categorised.

I have a talent for happiness. I look with the eyes of a painter, and I see beauty.

Men still assume I must be like the girl I played in 'Emmanuelle.' John Wayne was never accused of killing people during his free time, but I'm forever stuck with the image of 'Emmanuelle.' The truth is, I should have got an Oscar for that role because I'm nothing like that woman.

I don't expect too much from the afterlife, I think that I know very well what pain is. When I think of the end of my life, I think mainly: I didn't do nothing, but I could have done more.

No one has taken my heart in their hand. I haven't given it... I have lent myself, rented myself out, but never given myself.