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.

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

I learned from watching and I learned form doing.

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

Security has no place in the life of an actress.

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

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.

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

I have no intention of discussing my private life with anyone.