Julie Christie Quotes

• 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.

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

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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.

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• 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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• Men don’t want any responsibility, and neither do I.

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• Living in America, I became aware of many issues and went through a period of politicization.

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

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• It takes me time to realize things; I’m a speedy person but a slow thinker.

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

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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.

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• I’d never been content in America.

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• I was utilized because I have a certain face that works well in cinema, and I’m used to making myself look as good as possible.

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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.

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• I think I’ve got something when I’m onscreen, but that’s nothing to do with acting or talent.

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• I started noticing how stained the pavements are in London. The pavements in Beverly Hills aren’t used; in London, they’re used for everything. It doesn’t matter how much they’re cleaned, they still reflect light.

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• I see stardom very clearly as a construct that’s been created in order to sell things.

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• 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.

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Julie Christie (30)

Birth:	14th April, 1940
Nationality:	British
Profession:	Actress

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