Julie Christie

When I came back to Britain, I realized that I was no longer a very young woman. I had to meet my new consciousness, my new age, with roles that reflected it somewhat.

Most of the time I spent in America, I was having a love affair with some American or other. I was just passing through but stayed because of these chaps.

There were some films I refused because the feminist aspect was a bit wonky.

It's quite hard for me being an actress because I actually don't like attention.

I was born with a need to be the center of attention, and, of course, you're the center of the world when you're acting.

I regret that I wasn't the kind of person who could enjoy celebrity. It embarrassed me too much.

I basically put myself into directors' hands and let them tell me what to do, and the more they told me what to do, the more I liked it.

Altman works in such an interesting way, letting things occur in the film even if he didn't particularly plan them.

I'm not in the advertising business, but I think it would be very nice if people went to see the film Hamlet, because it was made with love and integrity.

I've never quite understood why people marry; marriage is just an invented structure.

The little things that made up the fabric of the first six years of my life were suddenly ripped away, and I didn't have anyone around me who loved me. Not one single person.

I remember becoming aware of women's issues and inequality. It became glaringly clear to me when I was living in America that women are regarded as less intelligent than men.