Quote

I was asked to be in Vogue but I said no. I didn't want to advertise make-up. I didn't want to be seen as a sex symbol.

Francesca Annis

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Francesca Annis
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: May 14
Actor
Actress
Film Actor
Stage Actor
Vogue
Symbol
Symbols
Sex
Asked
Seen
Didn
Advertise
Make
Euthanasia

More quotes by Francesca Annis

Image
Judi Dench and Ian McKellen taught me how to work hard and respect the theatre.
Francesca Annis
Image
I didn't choose to be an actress
Francesca Annis
Image
However successful you are, there is no substitute for a close relationship. We all need them.
Francesca Annis
Image
I never pursued being 'famous.'
Francesca Annis
Image
You have to be careful not to let your fear stop you doing things. It's very exciting to test yourself.
Francesca Annis
Image
I do think it's important to live in the present because in that way you won't be living in a state of regret.
Francesca Annis
Image
From one till seven, when we moved to England, I spoke only Portuguese. But I can't speak a word of it now.
Francesca Annis
Image
I think people have surgery for psychological reasons more than because of their looks.
Francesca Annis
Image
I am pretty self-indulgent.
Francesca Annis
Image
The minute anyone's getting anxious I say, You must eat and you must sleep. They're the two vital elements for a healthy life.
Francesca Annis
Image
I am not a fanatic about anything. I do what I can do when I've got the time.
Francesca Annis
Image
I don't want three million people digesting my private life over their cornflakes.
Francesca Annis
Image
I don't really have an image of myself. Now, is that true? Well, maybe I do and it's different, which is why I get shocked when I see how other people experience me. I see myself primarily in a domestic setting.
Francesca Annis
Image
I consulted a Chinese herbalist and spent two weeks on an island off the coast of Zanzibar. I was away from any kind of contemporary technology.
Francesca Annis
Image
Fame and stardom sat very easily on Elizabeth Taylor's shoulders.
Francesca Annis
Image
I'll dance to anything: Bob Marley or rap.
Francesca Annis
Image
I'm trying to learn to smoke, which is rather weird when everyone is trying to stop. I'm not a smoker. But my character only smokes as an affectation.
Francesca Annis
Image
I maintain the rather old-fashioned view that this is my work and it's in the public arena, but that doesn't entitle everyone to know what happened at home before coming here.
Francesca Annis
Image
Having children with someone is the real bond.
Francesca Annis
Image
I’m the same weight now as I’ve always been-even before having children-but I have to say there’s been a redistribution of the flesh!
Francesca Annis