I probably hold the distinction of being one movie star who, by all laws of logic, should never have made it. At each stage of my career, I lacked the experience.
Taking care of children has nothing to do with politics. I think perhaps with time, instead of there being a politicisation of humanitarian aid, there will be a humanisation of politics.
Everything I learned I learned from the movies.
Pick the day. Enjoy it– to the hilt.
For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people.
There are certain shades of limelight that can wreck a girl’s complexion.
I never thought I’d land in pictures with a face like mine.
When I wear a silk scarf I never feel so definitely like a woman, a beautiful woman.
You can always tell what kind of a person a man really thinks you are by the earrings he gives you.
I’m half-Irish, half-Dutch, and I was born in Belgium. If I was a dog, I’d be in a hell of a mess!
Whatever you love most, you fear you might lose, you know it can change. Why do you look from left to right when you cross the street? Because you don’t want to get run over. But, you still cross the street.
I decided, very early on, just to accept life unconditionally; I never expected it to do anything special for me, yet I seemed to accomplish far more than I had ever hoped. Most of the time it just happened to me without my ever seeking it.
Each, in its own way, was unforgettable. It would be difficult to – Rome! By all means, Rome. I will cherish my visit here in memory as long as I live.
The ‘Third World’ is a term I don’t like very much, because we’re all one world. I want people to know that the largest part of humanity is suffering.
A woman can be beautiful as well as intellectual.
I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it.
There is a shade of red for every woman.
Since the world has existed, there has been injustice. But it is one world, the more so as it becomes smaller, more accessible. There is just no question that there is more obligation that those who have should give to those who have nothing.
I don’t need a bedroom to prove my womanliness. I can convey just as much sex appeal picking apples off a tree or standing in the rain.
It always boils down to the same thing – not only receiving love, but desperately needing to give it.