Sharon Stone was Hollywood’s resident femme fatale in the 1990s. Three decades on, that split second in Basic Instinct is perhaps the moment that defines her acting career. But Stone is allergic to pigeonholing. Now 65, she’s also a memoirist and artist. During the pandemic, she picked up painting, creating abstract and explosive canvases. They are going on view in Berlin, at Galerie Deschler. Here, she takes us through her nighttime routine, which often stretches into the early morning.
When do you start PREPARING for bed?
I’m really a night owl. I have three kids, and I don’t go to bed until my kids are home and in bed. Now they’re older, so that can get late. If I’m painting, I paint until I’m done. I can paint until two, three, four o’clock in the morning. There are days I don’t even get into my studio until four in the afternoon [because] I have responsibilities in the rest of my world. I have to do my grown-up stuff.
