Quotes by Julie Christie

About Julie Christie:

Julie Frances Christie is a British actress. A pop icon of the "swinging London" era of the 1960s, she has won the Academy, Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Screen Actors Guild Awards.
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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.

Julie Christie

Altman works in such an interesting way, letting things occur in the film even if he didn't particularly plan them.

Julie Christie

Children can only take so much, and they deal with it however they can.

Julie Christie

Early on, I found the attention completely embarrassing. I'd cringe if I saw my picture on the cover of a magazine.

Julie Christie

I basically put myself into directors' hands and let them tell me what to do, and the more they told me what to do, the more I liked it.

Julie Christie

I regret that I wasn't the kind of person who could enjoy celebrity. It embarrassed me too much.

Julie Christie

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

Julie Christie

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

Julie Christie

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.

Julie Christie

I'd never been content in America.

Julie Christie

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

Julie Christie

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

Julie Christie

Some people enjoy celebrity. I admire those who do, because if you're going to go through it, you might as well enjoy it.

Julie Christie

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.

Julie Christie

The status quo and the media is doing everything it can to fry children's brains and make them grow up maladjusted.

Julie Christie

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

Julie Christie

My family said that I wanted to act even when I was a child living on a tea plantation in the jungle in India.

Julie Christie

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.

Julie Christie

Happiness is the absence of suffering. I think it's an interesting way of looking at it. I think the absence of suffering exists very rarely in the world we live in.

Julie Christie

I don't think I would have been a good mother. Being a parent brings immense responsibility. It's a Herculean task. It would be almost too much for me.

Julie Christie

Author Bio

  • NameJulie Christie
  • DescriptionBritish actress and activist
  • BornApril 14, 1941
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionFilm Actor; Actor
  • AwardsAcademy Award For Best Actress