Bo Derek
Bo Derek
Bo Derekis an American film and television actress, movie producer, and model perhaps best known for her breakthrough role in the 1979 film 10. The film also launched a bestselling poster for Derek in a swimsuit, and subsequently she became one of the most popular sex symbols in the 1980s. She was directed by husband John Derek in Tarzan, the Ape Man, Boleroand Ghosts Can't Do It, none of which were critically well-received. A widow since 1998, she lives with...
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth20 November 1956
CityLong Beach, CA
Having a horse is a huge responsibility, so people should be very careful before they consider getting one.
I think a high school girl hitchhiking is stupid. It was dangerous then and it's dangerous now.
In California, I guess you belong to the state; you don't even belong to your parents. It's an old Spanish law. It doesn't require your parents to swear out a complaint; anybody can.
When you trust your director completely, then you can relax, be spontaneous, be malleable.
I hate to run. I never, ever run.
I grew up on the beaches, and I always found it kind of funny that it's considered decent if you cover three tiny spots with pieces of fabric.
You could be as vulgar as you want, as long as three tiny spots were covered.
I think a lot of my girlfriends growing up gave themselves up to any boy who paid attention to them. I think young women now are a lot more particular. They pick and choose.
I love horses. I spent seven years as a racing commissioner on a horse-racing board.
I travel a lot. A lot, a lot. I don't have a single passport that doesn't have extra pages on it.
Horses are a symbol of America and can be marketed that way overseas.
I grew up on the beaches of Southern California surfing and sailing and I've always loved horses so it was part of my dream that I was able to fulfill to have horses.
Life has played some funny tricks on me and taken me on a wild ride. How did I ever get into this wonderful mess that is my life?
Glorifying violence is terrible. Simulating sex is nothing - it's something so impersonal really.