Early on, I found the attention completely embarrassing. I’d cringe if I saw my picture on the cover of a magazine. – 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 see stardom very clearly as a construct that’s been created in order to sell things. – 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 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
I regret that I wasn’t the kind of person who could enjoy celebrity. It embarrassed me too much. – 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 was utilized because I have a certain face that works well in cinema, and I’m used to making myself look as good as possible. – Julie Christie
I remember becoming aware of women’s issues and inequality. It became glaringly clear to me when I was living in America that women are regarded as less intelligent than men. – Julie Christie
I never will have peace of mind. I’m not constructed that way. Some things in life can be horrible. – Julie Christie
I’ve never quite understood why people marry; marriage is just an invented structure. – 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 think I’ve got something when I’m onscreen, but that’s nothing to do with acting or talent. – 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
As I became very defined in my personal politics, I turned down some films that I slightly regret now; I’m not going to say what they were. – Julie Christie
I did things like Shampoo and Heaven Can Wait. I don’t know what those films were about. The women I played in them were not very empowered. – 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
Most of the time I spent in America, I was having a love affair with some American or other. I was just passing through but stayed because of these chaps. – 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
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
