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> [I like this other world, this forgetting of myself. The actor works in order to escape, not to find himself. You become an actor by leaving yourself, and then you have to keep acting. How tragic!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-kristel/i-like-this-other-world-this-forgetting-of-myself-the-actor-works-in/)

[Sylvia Kristel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-kristel/)

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## More by Sylvia Kristel

> [I was a silent actress: a body. I belonged to dreams - to those who can't be broken.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-kristel/i-was-a-silent-actress-a-body-i-belonged-to-dreams-to-those-who-can-t/)

[Sylvia Kristel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-kristel/)

> [I love to invent - avoiding the truth. I need to dramatize.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-kristel/i-love-to-invent-avoiding-the-truth-i-need-to-dramatize/)

[Sylvia Kristel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-kristel/)

> [I have to be careful not to be too proud in life, because there is always room for improvement.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-kristel/i-have-to-be-careful-not-to-be-too-proud-in-life-because-there-is/)

[Sylvia Kristel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-kristel/)

> [I'm very glad to have something to be passionate about. I can't imagine a life without passion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-kristel/i-m-very-glad-to-have-something-to-be-passionate-about-i-can-t/)

[Sylvia Kristel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-kristel/)

> [The creams I use are not expensive. Nivea is just as good. Why waste a fortune?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-kristel/the-creams-i-use-are-not-expensive-nivea-is-just-as-good-why-waste-a/)

[Sylvia Kristel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-kristel/)

> [People don't assume John Wayne shoots people and rides a horse on weekends.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-kristel/people-don-t-assume-john-wayne-shoots-people-and-rides-a-horse-on/)

[Sylvia Kristel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-kristel/)

> [Back then I didn't think a woman like that, or a relationship like that, could exist with complete freedom and no jealousy or possessiveness.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-kristel/back-then-i-didn-t-think-a-woman-like-that-or-a-relationship-like/)

[Sylvia Kristel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-kristel/)

> [I don't expect too much from the afterlife, I think that I know very well what pain is. When I think of the end…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-kristel/i-don-t-expect-too-much-from-the-afterlife-i-think-that-i-know-very/)

[Sylvia Kristel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-kristel/)

> [Men still assume I must be like the girl I played in 'Emmanuelle.' John Wayne was never accused of killing people during his free…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-kristel/men-still-assume-i-must-be-like-the-girl-i-played-in-emmanuelle-john/)

[Sylvia Kristel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-kristel/)

> [When a new generation watches the films, people might mention that it has improved their lovemaking. I guess it's because it isn't threatening. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-kristel/when-a-new-generation-watches-the-films-people-might-mention-that-it/)

[Sylvia Kristel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-kristel/)

> [I have a talent for happiness. I look with the eyes of a painter, and I see beauty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-kristel/i-have-a-talent-for-happiness-i-look-with-the-eyes-of-a-painter-and-i/)

[Sylvia Kristel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-kristel/)

> [The film was made in 1973. It was a golden time for people to experiment without risking, for example, AIDS. Today one has to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-kristel/the-film-was-made-in-1973-it-was-a-golden-time-for-people-to/)

[Sylvia Kristel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-kristel/)

> [I still have agents in France, Los Angeles and Amsterdam who call and suggest parts. I'd love to keep on doing both painting and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-kristel/i-still-have-agents-in-france-los-angeles-and-amsterdam-who-call-and/)

[Sylvia Kristel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-kristel/)

> [You're much better off as a love goddess to die around the age of 40.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-kristel/you-re-much-better-off-as-a-love-goddess-to-die-around-the-age-of-40/)

[Sylvia Kristel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-kristel/)

> [Of course it's difficult to top a box office success like Emmanuelle, so it will always be my most important work. But that's nothing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-kristel/of-course-it-s-difficult-to-top-a-box-office-success-like-emmanuelle/)

[Sylvia Kristel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-kristel/)

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