When Emma Thompson, initially cast to play the lead in Basic Instinct, reconsidered, the coveted role went to Sharon Stone. Did the rave reviews engendered by Stone's performance elicit any regrets in Thompson's thespian breast? Not exactly:

"As far as I can see, from Sharon Stone's love scene... they molded her body out of tough Plasticine," Thompson opined. "She was shagging Michael Douglas like a donkey, and not an inch moved. If that had been me, there would have been things flying around hitting me in the eye."

[Like a donkey?]