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
It's so easy to conform and to follow. It's very difficult to be rebellious and live by what you believe is right. And to make decisions and to take the consequences. Very few people do.
I think a high school girl hitchhiking is stupid. It was dangerous then and it's dangerous now.
Probably some of the projects I chose to do after that had more to do with what people thought of me. The industry was very open and probably hoping that I could do anything.
My father actually lived next door to Hobie Alter [creator of the Hobie catamarans]. So growing up, we had prototypes and experimental things that we could play with; it was just fabulous. I actually bought my first surfboard in junior high. I saved my money.
I found that whatever interested me in life, I could pretty much pick up the phone, call somebody, and all of a sudden be in the middle of it.
Whoever said money can't buy happiness simply didn't know where to go shopping.
We were on the island of Hawaii. I think I was there three months. It was fantastic. It is not much different than films. It depends on the television show but much of television today is as good or better than most films.
I'm getting to the place where I can sort of go through airports now and there's no hysteria. I can go places alone even. But at the same time, if you get in trouble, you can find somebody in your age group who might recognize you.
When you look at women who have had plastic surgery, they have lost something - usually an expression, something unique to their face.
'10' was amazing! I had no career before '10' and then all of a sudden I was able to do pretty much whatever I was able to do in the business.
There's an incredible fascination for that and that goes with violence and everything else in pictures.
Having a horse is a huge responsibility, so people should be very careful before they consider getting one.
It's been very nice. I haven't gotten out too much because we've been working a lot but other wise the people have been very nice and I've had a good time.
I was alone for five years. Having a love is a gigantic bonus in life, but I wasn't unhappy when I was single, either.