Claire Bloom

I don't enjoy the life of an actress, but I don't want to go into that. ”

I've spent my life pursing excellence as an artist, which is what I always wanted to do anyhow. ”

I remember seeing some little wrinkles in my early 30s and thinking they were interesting. But you know the horror of it is that the screen image has to be perfect. ”

When I was in England doing Romeo and Juliet as a child star, I was interviewed by the British press, who are even more vicious and cruel than the Americans. So I have been extremely guarded ever since. ”