Sarah Douglas(I)

Repeatedly turned down the role of Queen Taramis in Conan le destructeur (1984) more than once as Sarah had no interest in playing any more comic-strip villainesses, having cornered the market in that role with her character, Ursa, from Superman - Le film (1978) and Superman II (1980). However, she had a change of heart when learning that Grace Jones had joined the cast, being somewhat of an admirer of Grace and her work, and so changed her mind and signed up.

I did everything in my power not to be an actress. I went off and did a teacher-training course first, so I could teach English and Drama - because I'm not thick, surprisingly enough. I then worked in a factory, in the sterilising department of a hospital, and then moved to France - I did everything I could to make sure acting was not the only solution. That's why nothing deters me now, because I know there's nothing else I can do. - Film Review June 1981