Julie Christie quotes

Julie Christie is a British actress renowned for her work in film during the 1960s and beyond. Her roles in classics such as "Doctor Zhivago," "Darling," and "Fahrenheit 451" brought her critical acclaim and numerous awards. She continues to be recognized for her talent, versatility, and lasting impact on cinema. Here are 31 of her quotes:

Men don't want any responsibility, and neither do I. (Julie Christie)
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. View quote
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It takes me time to realize things; I'm a speedy person but a slow thinker. View quote
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I've never quite understood why people marry; marriage is just an invented structure. View quote
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In the 1970s I was amazed to be talked about as a '60s sex symbol. I wasn't that person, as if I were a doll from the past. I had to learn to come to terms with that. It's funny, it's silly, the ridiculousness of having asked so much of celebrity. Then it becomes really interesting and very much part of the excitement of the life you're living now, knowing you're approaching the end of it. View quote
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All women are aware of that moment when suddenly the boys don't look at you. It's a fairly common thing, when suddenly you no longer attract that instant male attention because of the way you look. I never really knew how to enjoy beauty, but it took the form of a subconscious arrogance, expecting things, all muddled up with celebrity. View quote
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I never will have peace of mind. I'm not constructed that way. Some things in life can be horrible. View quote
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I did things like Shampoo and Heaven Can Wait. I don't know what those films were about. The women I played in them were not very empowered. View quote
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To people who've been looked at and considered beautiful, particularly women who relied on it so much... age is quite a challenge. The thing which you've always used, a power, is taken away from you. View quote
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Happiness is the absence of suffering. I think it's an interesting way of looking at it. I think the absence of suffering exists very rarely in the world we live in. View quote
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It's quite hard for me being an actress because I actually don't like attention. (Julie Christie)
As I became very defined in my personal politics, I turned down some films that I slightly regret now; I'm not going to say what they were. View quote
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There were some films I refused because the feminist aspect was a bit wonky. View quote
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I don't think I would have been a good mother. Being a parent brings immense responsibility. It's a Herculean task. It would be almost too much for me. View quote
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Some people enjoy celebrity. I admire those who do, because if you're going to go through it, you might as well enjoy it. View quote
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My family said that I wanted to act even when I was a child living on a tea plantation in the jungle in India. View quote
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I regret that I wasn't the kind of person who could enjoy celebrity. It embarrassed me too much. View quote
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Early on, I found the attention completely embarrassing. I'd cringe if I saw my picture on the cover of a magazine. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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The status quo and the media is doing everything it can to fry children's brains and make them grow up maladjusted. (Julie Christie)
I think I've got something when I'm onscreen, but that's nothing to do with acting or talent. View quote
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I'd never been content in America. View quote
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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. View quote
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Children can only take so much, and they deal with it however they can. View quote
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Julie Christie

Julie Christie - Image
Photo: Festival Internacional de Cine en Guadalajara, CC BY 2.0
Occupation: British Actress
Born: April 14, 1940
Quotes count: 31
Wikipedia: Julie Christie

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