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I could never have conceived that I would ever get to work in a Truffaut film. It was astonishing to me, and still is. I felt like an old pro, but it was still so unexpected.

Jacqueline Bisset

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Jacqueline Bisset
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: September 13
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Weybridge
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Winifred Jacqueline Fraser Bisset
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Making the decision to do more serious work raises eyebrows. It's less easy for the industry to deal with.
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A Latin teacher told me I might make a good actress, and that stuck in my memory. I did some modeling, and Polanski gave me that small part.
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Character contributes to beauty. It fortifies a woman as her youth fades.
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I was never any good in the school theatrical productions. I always got a role like the March Hare.
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I want to keep my attractiveness as long as I can. It has to do with vitality and energy and interest.
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My view is quite simple. When your dog pees on the carpet, you do not give away your dog. You say, This dog is special. I have to teach him not to pee on the carpet. I feel exactly the same way about men. They need to be taught things.
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