Sylvia Maria Kristel (28 September 1952 – 18 October 2012) was a Dutch actress who performed in over 50 films, and played the lead character in four of the seven Emmanuelle films. Read full biography of Sylvia Kristel →
The only thing I was trying to portray was serenity. Also, innocence, vulnerability and elegance.
Back then I didn't think a woman like that, or a relationship like that, could exist with complete freedom and no jealousy or possessiveness. I... →
I have a talent for happiness. I look with the eyes of a painter, and I see beauty.
Of course it's difficult to top a box office success like Emmanuelle, so it will always be my most important work. But that's nothing to be... →
When a new generation watches the films, people might mention that it has improved their lovemaking. I guess it's because it isn't... →
You're much better off as a love goddess to die around the age of 40.
I have to be careful not to be too proud in life, because there is always room for improvement.
I'm very glad to have something to be passionate about. I can't imagine a life without passion.
My mother was Protestant, and in her mind life was more about work and obligations and responsibilities.
No one has taken my heart in their hand. I haven't given it... I have lent myself, rented myself out, but never given myself.
I like this other world, this forgetting of myself. The actor works in order to escape, not to find himself. You become an actor by leaving yourself... →
I still have agents in France, Los Angeles and Amsterdam who call and suggest parts. I'd love to keep on doing both painting and acting until the... →
I don't expect too much from the afterlife, I think that I know very well what pain is. When I think of the end of my life, I think mainly: I... →
Sylvia Maria Kristel (28 September 1952 – 18 October 2012) was a Dutch actress who performed in over 50 films, and played the lead character in four of the seven Emmanuelle films.