Sylvia Kristel Quotes

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!
Sylvia Kristel

Life, Good, Freedom

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.
Sylvia Kristel

Yourself, Film, Advantage

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.
Sylvia Kristel

Life, Pain, End

I have a talent for happiness. I look with the eyes of a painter, and I see beauty.
Sylvia Kristel

Beauty, Happiness, Eyes

I have to be careful not to be too proud in life, because there is always room for improvement.
Sylvia Kristel

Life, Proud, Room

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.
Sylvia Kristel

Sex, Learned, Treat

I love to invent - avoiding the truth. I need to dramatize.
Sylvia Kristel

Love, Truth, Avoiding

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.
Sylvia Kristel

Love, End, Acting

I'm very glad to have something to be passionate about. I can't imagine a life without passion.
Sylvia Kristel

Life, Passion, Imagine

My mother was Protestant, and in her mind life was more about work and obligations and responsibilities.
Sylvia Kristel

Life, Work, Mother

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

Heart, Hand, Taken

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.
Sylvia Kristel

Success, Work, Important

Self confidence for me is a fragile fleece.
Sylvia Kristel

Confidence, Self, Fragile

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.
Sylvia Kristel

Time, Today, Character

The only thing I was trying to portray was serenity. Also, innocence, vulnerability and elegance.
Sylvia Kristel

Trying, Serenity, Innocence

When a new generation watches the films, people might mention that it has improved their lovemaking. I guess it's because it isn't threatening. It was very sweet and delicate.
Sylvia Kristel

Sweet, Might, Generation

You're much better off as a love goddess to die around the age of 40.
Sylvia Kristel

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Biography

Nationality: Dutch

Born: September 28, 1952

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