I want to play many different kinds of roles in different kinds of films. When I first came to America, a lot was made of my sex symbol image. Well, I never really found any good parts from that image except for Evita and Zorro. My best chance is to play in mainstream roles and not stick to any one image of myself. I like feeling that women are attracted to me, of course, but I don't walk down the street hoping that women will drop to their feet.
Sexuality is a very powerful force, for men and for women.
It took me a while, though, before I truly knew how to handle the attention, to feel that I was in charge of a relationship. Sex is never the problem - sex is sex and every man enjoys feeling the power he has when it comes to sex. That's not a macho thing - but generally women expect men to be the aggressor in bed, although of course there are pleasant exceptions to that. Hollywood is very cruel to women over 40. They are usually discarded and ignored or they wind up being offered supporting roles while men the same age are given royal treatment and still get most of the big leading parts.