Maud Adams Quotes

Sweden, Actress
February 12, 1945

Maud Solveig Christina Adams (née Wikström born 12 February 1945), is a Swedish actress, known for her roles as two different Bond girls, first in The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) and then as the eponymous character in Octopussy (1983), as well as making a brief uncredited appearance in A View to a Kill (1985).

I thought I was an odd person, and since my hometown had only about 70,000 people in it, I knew I was going to have to leave there and go out and find other odd people.

Maud Adams
- People
I never really wanted to be a model. But when the opportunity came, I grabbed it.

Maud Adams
- Opportunity
- Model

I think most models, when they start out, are insecure. And you become the focus of a lot of people's attention, so outside validation becomes too important.

Maud Adams
Modeling is a great beginning, but it's also a kind of trap if you have any ambition or a mind that needs to be stimulated.

Maud Adams
- Great
- Mind
- Beginning
I feel I've made the transition from model to actress, but I'm not that secure about it. Lauren Hutton, Jennifer O'Neill - we all know that a few films don't mean all that much.

Maud Adams
- Model
Paul Newman is a sex symbol.

Maud Adams
- Sex
In Sweden, only exceptional actresses get major film parts.

Maud Adams