United Kingdom, Aug. 6 -- Sharon Stone doesn't think she received "respect" because of her infamous Basic Instinct scene.

The 67-year-old actress can be seen in one scene in the 1992 exposing her private area as her alter ego Catherine Tramell crosses her legs in front of Michael Douglas' character Detective Nick Curran and other cops whilst she is interrogated, and while she noted the controversial moment "made [her] an icon", she has mixed feelings about it.

She told Business Insider: "It made me an icon, but it didn't bring me respect. But would I do it again? We don't get to make these choices in life. I don't participate in the fantasy world in this way."

Sharon alleged in her 2021 autobiography, The Beauty of Living Twice, that s...