Jacqueline Bisset Quotes

United Kingdom, Actress
September 13, 1944

Winifred Jacqueline Fraser Bisset (/ˈbɪsɪt/ BISS-it; born 13 September 1944) is an English actress. She began her film career in 1965, first coming to prominence in 1968 with roles in The Detective, Bullitt, and The Sweet Ride, for which she received a most promising newcomer Golden Globe nomination. In the 1970s, she starred in Airport (1970), Day for Night (1973) which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Murder on the Orient Express (1974), The Deep (1977), and Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978), which earned her a Golden Globe nomination as Best Actress in a Comedy.

There is an eternal humanity that crosses through all people, and it's more interesting often when it's about struggle - not people with champagne glasses.

Jacqueline Bisset
I'd like to get my public image nearer to my reality. People have a lot of misconceptions.

Jacqueline Bisset
- People
- Reality

Ideally, couples need three lives; one for him, one for her, and one for them together.

Jacqueline Bisset
- Together
I love being in my garden. I don't plant a lot of exotic flora, but I do spend a lot of time outside doing manual labour.

Jacqueline Bisset
- Time
- Garden
- Plant
Time seems to stop in certain places.

Jacqueline Bisset
- Time
- Stop
You need to become a good listener. As you're working, you hear someone else's lines and how you absorb them becomes your acting.

Jacqueline Bisset
- Good
I've done five films directed by women. I did like it. They had qualities, particularly in the romantic tenderness of scenes. I felt sometimes they were a little bit soft, but maybe they were clever to get the guys working the way they wanted them to.

Jacqueline Bisset
- Women
- Done
- Romantic
A lot of actors work too much. There comes a point where it's hard to mask your basic personality. It's a bit like a relationship. If you're always there, they can't desire you.

Jacqueline Bisset
- Work
- Relationship
- Desire

Working with Candy Bergen was really wonderful.

Jacqueline Bisset
- Candy
I have very intense conversations with friends, people I really interconnect with. We talk about politics, important things. I like to talk about ideas and get people to be specific.

Jacqueline Bisset
- People
- Important
- Friends
I went to the premiere of The Detective with Sinatra, and perhaps people jumped to conclusions. He was very protective towards me and never came on to me sexually.

Jacqueline Bisset
- People
I went to see Oliver Stone's 'Heaven & Earth,' which I thought was a wonderful movie, but I walked out because I was so moved. It was too painful to watch.

Jacqueline Bisset
- Movie
- Earth
- Heaven
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.

Jacqueline Bisset
- Good
- Small
- Teacher
The thing about anything in life is you have to get ready for it. Study, learn.

Jacqueline Bisset
- Life
- Study

Being around people with whom you feel a connection, on many levels, not just a professional one, is very relaxing. Your ears are more open to someone who is not a cantankerous bastard.

Jacqueline Bisset
I work hard, and I tend to play hard. I very seldom rest hard.

Jacqueline Bisset
- Work
- Rest