"I never actually said I was a lesbian. I said I was bisexual, which I think I was." --Maria Schneider commenting on her past in the London TIMES, May 17, 1998

On her fame after the release of "Last Tango in Paris", Schneider told the London TIMES (May 18, 1998): "I was just so unprepared for what was going to happen to my life. I have never forgiven Bertolucci for this and have not seen or spoken to him since. He was a powerful personality and manipulative. I have never had a good relationship with men and, looking back, Bertolucci used me. At the time, I thought nudity was beautiful. I had no problems taking my clothes off. But I became trapped in his fantasy,"