Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Quotables 7 May 2024: Sue Lyon reflects on the mental anguish that ensued from her portrayal of 'Lolita' in the 1962 Stanley Kubrick classic

Sue Lyon as the title role of ‘Lolita’ in a 1962 publicity photo for the MGM feature. Photo: Bert Stern.

In a 1996 interview, actress Sue Lyon discussed her experience playing the titular role of 'Lolita' in the 1962 cinematic adaptation of the Vladimir Nabokov novel: ‘My destruction as a person dates from that movie. Lolita exposed me to temptations no girl of that age should undergo. I defy any pretty girl who is rocketed to stardom at 14 in a sex nymphet role to stay on a level path thereafter’.

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