Yvette Mimieux

I have more control of the material if I produce. I can be much more active in choosing the writer, shaping the script, casting and editing the film.

I've been painting all my life, and I'm serious about it. I use it as more or less an outlet.

I decided I didn't want to have a totally public life. When the fan magazines started wanting to take pictures of me making sandwiches for my husband, I said no.

Most parts for women have them reacting to something a man has done. Women never instigate any action; they only react it. We women have become accustomed to doing that.

I learned to act reactively very well because those were the sorts of roles I was given for 20 years. It was hard to break out of that typecasting.

Women are good at emotional things. We are emotional people. It is much harder to be cold and unemotional.

I don't like to tell my age. Not because of vanity, but because in 10 years when I look 37, producers will think I'm too old for some parts.

Age should be no consideration between two people romantically or sexually involved. Social approval shouldn't even be considered.

While I prefer generally more personal dramas in which I can stretch myself... and while I'm not a science fiction buff, I consider '2001' a great film, absolutely enthralling; at 'Star Wars' I had a fabulous time, and, at 'Alien,' while it was a silly story, I was knocked out.