Quotes by Jacqueline Bisset

About Jacqueline Bisset:

Winifred Jacqueline Fraser Bisset is an English actress. In 2010, she received one of France's highest honours, the Légion d'honneur.
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I grew up in a small town about 40 miles outside London, but it was a fairly cosmopolitan household.

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I have emotional strings that tie me to Europe.

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Some people have said that I haven't got the parts I should've got because of the way I look.

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I think the grandfather of the set is the director. He needs to have authority, to do what people want. A warm grandfather; he needs to know his job, to be open.

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What I realized on the 'Grasshopper' was that I wasn't sure that I liked being in every shot. It wasn't fun.

Jacqueline Bisset

I went to the premiere of The Detective with Sinatra, and perhaps people jumped to conclusions. He was very protective towards me and never came on to me sexually.

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I get called Jacqueline Bissette in America. In France, I get called Jackie Bisset. And actually, it is Jacqueline Bisset, which is not that easy to say.

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I went to see Oliver Stone's 'Heaven & Earth,' which I thought was a wonderful movie, but I walked out because I was so moved. It was too painful to watch.

Jacqueline Bisset

I'm quite happy being myself. I'm a big fan of Jessica Lange and Jeanne Moreau, but I don't want to be anyone else.

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I've probably understood men too well. I realise they are predatory by nature, and I have a certain acceptance of the male animal.

Jacqueline Bisset

My view is quite simple. When your dog pees on the carpet, you do not give away your dog. You say, This dog is special. I have to teach him not to pee on the carpet. I feel exactly the same way about men. They need to be taught things.

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I have never given up on men easily.

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At first I was always cast as the girlfriend. It was a long time before I got to play characters who were people.

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Time seems to stop in certain places.

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A lot of actors work too much. There comes a point where it's hard to mask your basic personality. It's a bit like a relationship. If you're always there, they can't desire you.

Jacqueline Bisset

I've done five films directed by women. I did like it. They had qualities, particularly in the romantic tenderness of scenes. I felt sometimes they were a little bit soft, but maybe they were clever to get the guys working the way they wanted them to...

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Marriage has just never interested me.

Jacqueline Bisset

I have very intense conversations with friends, people I really interconnect with. We talk about politics, important things. I like to talk about ideas and get people to be specific.

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I work hard, and I tend to play hard. I very seldom rest hard.

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I could never have conceived that I would ever get to work in a Truffaut film. It was astonishing to me, and still is. I felt like an old pro, but it was still so unexpected.

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Not everyone likes watching rushes, but it makes me work harder, and I don't feel I am watching myself, but watching the progression of the character.

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Author Bio

  • NameJacqueline Bisset
  • DescriptionActress
  • BornSeptember 13, 1944
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionActor; Television Actor; Film Actor; Model