Sylvia Kristel quotes

Sylvia Kristel was a Dutch actress and model, internationally renowned for her role in the "Emmanuelle" film series. Her performances brought a new level of sensuality and sophistication to European cinema. She became an icon of 1970s erotic films and influenced pop culture worldwide. Here are 18 of her quotes:

I'm very glad to have something to be passionate about. I can't imagine a life without passion. (Sylvia Kristel)
The only thing I was trying to portray was serenity. Also, innocence, vulnerability and elegance. View quote
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I have a talent for happiness. I look with the eyes of a painter, and I see beauty. View quote
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Self confidence for me is a fragile fleece. View quote
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I have to be careful not to be too proud in life, because there is always room for improvement. View quote
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I still have agents in France, Los Angeles and Amsterdam who call and suggest parts. I'd love to keep on doing both painting and acting until the end of my days. View quote
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I like this other world, this forgetting of myself. The actor works in order to escape, not to find himself. You become an actor by leaving yourself, and then you have to keep acting. How tragic! View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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I love to invent - avoiding the truth. I need to dramatize. View quote
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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. (Sylvia Kristel)
My mother was Protestant, and in her mind life was more about work and obligations and responsibilities. View quote
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You're much better off as a love goddess to die around the age of 40. View quote
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The film was made in 1973. It was a golden time for people to experiment without risking, for example, AIDS. Today one has to be so much more careful and I don't think a character like that could exist now. View quote
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Of course it's difficult to top a box office success like Emmanuelle, so it will always be my most important work. But that's nothing to be ashamed of. View quote
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As a painter you're responsible yourself, 100 percent. In film, you have the editor, the director, the other actors. It has the advantage of not being solitary. View quote
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Back then I didn't think a woman like that, or a relationship like that, could exist with complete freedom and no jealousy or possessiveness. I thought it sounded too good to be true and I was certainly convinced it wasn't the life for me! View quote
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I am a divorced child, of divided, uncertain background. Within this division I - supposed fruit of their love - no longer exist. It happened nearly forty years ago, yet to me nothing is sadder than my parents' divorce. View quote
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Sylvia Kristel

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Occupation: Dutch Actress
Born: September 28, 1952
Died: October 17, 2012
Quotes count: 18