Sharon Stone

“I was a short order cook in a pool hall in college. So, I am the fastest cook in the world.”

“After I was really unhappy and unhealthy, I think it dawned on me to stop doing the unhappy, unhealthy things.”

“At first it was exhilarating but when I realized it wasn't going away, it became scary and claustrophobic. Fame is a weird thing.”

“I loved the movies and I wanted to be like Marilyn Monroe. I thought she was so glamorous and everyone seemed to love her. I wanted to be like that and I told everyone I would be the next Marilyn Monroe.”

“I'm enjoying my years, I'm enjoying my life, I'm enjoying my family. I'm just happy - a happy person.”

“If you want to have plastic surgery or cosmetic surgery, live it up; go ahead and have it. But if you don't want to have it, don't have it.”

“The doctor told Phil, my then husband, that my condition was really bad news. They had found an artery tearing and said I could die. They said they could try to patch it up but it could go horribly wrong. It all turned out okay in the end but it was touch and go.”

“This idea that being youthful is the only thing that's beautiful or attractive simply isn't true. I don't want to be an 'ageless beauty.' I want to be a woman who is the best I can be at my age.”

“I've made humanitarian causes and my children much more my priority than the Hollywood scene, being liked and getting movie parts.”

“I think when you love a child, it's a different kind of love. You think, 'I love more every day. I love more every day, more every day, I couldn't possibly love any more, I'm going to blow up.' And then you blow up. Your chest actually starts to hurt. You love so much, you think I can't love any more.”