Omar Sharif said: "She was a typical woman in love, masochistic in a sort of way. She always seemed to be loving the wrong guy. The same with Ava Gardner and Rita Hayworth, who were friends of mine. I couldn't believe the guys they fell in love with.
Julie Christie was very feminine, and whenever she fell in love she gave up her career. I suppose she wouldn't change it for anything. She had the real happiness of knowing love."