I never really wanted to be a model. But when the opportunity came, I grabbed it.

- Maud Adams

Sometimes it seems that we are successful only because we have not tried hard enough for our best. We do the hard thing, and one day we succeed, and …

- Maud Adams

I feel I've made the transition from model to actress, but I'm not that secure about it. Lauren Hutton, Jennifer O'Neill - we all know that a few fil…

- Maud Adams

I had very little confidence in myself as an actress.

- Maud Adams

If I have smashed the traditions, it was because I knew no traditions.

- Maud Adams

You may shelve your Shakespearian plans for the present. I am going to play Peter Pan.

- Maud Adams

I thought I was an odd person, and since my hometown had only about 70,000 people in it, I knew I was going to have to leave there and go out and fin…

- Maud Adams

When I was about 15... I made my first attempt as a leading lady, and was, of course, a complete failure.

- Maud Adams

In Sweden, only exceptional actresses get major film parts.

- Maud Adams