Quotes

What I am is the new dream girl - one who has both body and intelligence.

I love playing women who are not ashamed to be strong. There are many of us out there, you know, and we would love to see more of us on the screen.

I have a tendency to play larger-than-life figures, which is good. I would never want to play a nurse or a housewife. You can see those people in everyday life. How boring!

I love being a strong female on the screen. It suits me fine and I think it's nice that young girls can see some of their own inner fantasies on film. Boys have Clint Eastwood. I hope that girls enjoy seeing me leaping about. Young people need fantasy in their lives. They need larger-than-life figures to watch.

[When asked about her sex appeal and how she might have used it to her advantage in her career] I never really thought of myself as being that sexy; my thinking has always been that every woman is sexy! My manager really thought I could look attractive and sexy, while at the same time carrying a gun on screen. I could be convincing, and have the sexuality and toughness intermixed, which is a great combination. I worked in European films at first, which are naturally much more sexual in nature, so I was already comfortable with playing those roles when I started in Hollywood.

[on Howling II: ... Your Sister Is a Werewolf (1985)] I don't care what anybody says, I love it. I think it is one of the most "hate it or love it" films that I have made. Everybody starts out saying that it is terrible, but if you want to see an entertaining film, I recommend it. People start out hating it and by the end they come around to its charms. No matter what you say, it is what it is. It's an entertaining movie and it doesn't pretend to be anything else.

I don't think there's a woman in the world who doesn't want to be sexy. If she says she doesn't, she's being untruthful with herself.

[ignoring people who tell her women shouldn't perform naked] Women who say, "Don't take your clothes off" have a personal problem. They don't take care of their bodies or don't want to take care of their bodies because they don't want to be beautiful. They don't want to be beautiful because they don't like themselves. I like myself. I used to be chubby. Years ago I would never have done the Playboy layout. I did something about it.

To be called a sex goddess is a big compliment. I know I have everything else. To be called a sex symbol is very honorable for me because I am a woman and I want to be sexy and I love being sexy. I love sex and I love men.