Claire Bloom
Claire Bloom
Patricia Claire Blume CBEis an English film and stage actress whose career has spanned over six decades. She is famous for leading roles in plays such as A Streetcar Named Desire, A Doll’s House, and Long Day's Journey into Night, and has starred in nearly sixty films...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth15 February 1931
british-actress life spent
I've spent my life pursing excellence as an artist, which is what I always wanted to do anyhow.
british-actress life
I don't enjoy the life of an actress, but I don't want to go into that.
faces body fortune
My face has always been my fortune anyway, not my body.
fake-people stones sharon
You can't pretend to be a Sharon Stone or a Marilyn Monroe. You really can't fake that.
want able lasts
I started on a very high note and I was alwasy able to choose. I want to be able to do that until my last breath. And to do that, you have to have money.
stars children england
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.
thinking actresses very-good
I don't think actresses' lives in general are very good
different film ifs
Film is different for me now. If the money is good and it's not totally revolting, I'll do it
art
I am interested in the art. I'm a professional woman
form
I learned from watching and I learned form doing
intention private-life discussing
I have no intention of discussing my private life with anyone
ambition burning accomplished
I had a burning ambition. Otherwise, I wouldn't have accomplished it
thinking wrinkles perfect
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
artist excellence wanted
I've spent my life pursuing excellence as an artist, which is what I always wanted to do anyhow.