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Sharon Stone Says NSFW Basic Instinct Scene Still Makes People 'Terrified' of Her

  • In a recent Variety interview, Sharon Stone reflected on her decades-long career, noting that people remain "terrified" of her due to the iconic interrogation scene from the 1992 thriller Basic Instinct.
  • Released in 1992, the film cast Stone as crime novelist Catherine Tramell, a role that catapulted her to international stardom while permanently linking her identity to a dangerous, hyper-sexualized on-screen persona.
  • Looking back, Stone said, "My lane was never going to be sex psychos," emphasizing she has made more than 40 movies, including Casino, to avoid such typecasting.
  • Stone recently joined the cast of Euphoria Season 3, where she portrays a powerful Hollywood executive opposite Sydney Sweeney, maintaining her active presence in the industry.
  • Beyond acting, Stone pursues significant humanitarian work, including advocacy for HIV and AIDS awareness and support for the American Civil Liberties Union, earning her Global Citizen of the Year in 2023.
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Sharon Stone still has to stress that she is completely different in her private life than in "Basic Instinct", Stephen Colbert compares with a burning rod, and the Pope goes to the Peruvians on the cookie.

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At 68 years old, Sharon Stone is one of the biggest names in Hollywood and she loves that everyone is in awe of her The post The tomboy who became a sex symbol: Sharon Stone is not afraid of anyone appeared first on in.gr.

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Stone's fellow human beings, in their own words, still have problems separating their "Basic Instinct" character from their person.

·Vienna, Austria
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She became famous as a man-killer in »Basic Instinct«, which apparently has implications to this day: Sharon Stone tells of the effect she has on others – and how little the role has to do with herself.

·Hamburg, Germany
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Variety broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Thursday, September 17, 2026.
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