Jacqueline Bisset Thoughts

I've probably understood men too well. I realise they are predatory by nature, and I have a certain acceptance of the male animal.

I love being in my garden. I don't plant a lot of exotic flora, but I do spend a lot of time outside doing manual labour.

I'd like to get my public image nearer to my reality. People have a lot of misconceptions.

I want to keep my attractiveness as long as I can. It has to do with vitality and energy and interest.

I'm quite happy being myself. I'm a big fan of Jessica Lange and Jeanne Moreau, but I don't want to be anyone else.

You need to become a good listener. As you're working, you hear someone else's lines and how you absorb them becomes your acting.

I have never given up on men easily.

To be used in a part without depth is a frustrating feeling, when you know you have something to give.

There is an eternal humanity that crosses through all people, and it's more interesting often when it's about struggle - not people with champagne glasses.

A Latin teacher told me I might make a good actress, and that stuck in my memory. I did some modeling, and Polanski gave me that small part.