was a strategy to win her a role in Basic Instinct.The 62-year-old rose to fame in the erotic thriller starring as a novelist who seduces a detective played by Michael Douglas.Speaking to Drew Barrymore on her talk show, Sharon explained: ‘I’m more of a logic person and a strategy person. ‘Even when I wanted Basic Instinct, I decided I was gonna do a Playboy article specifically because I wanted to get this film Basic Instinct.’ She recalled the fame she earned after her performance in the 1992 thriller and added: ‘I didn’t realise what would happen when I did the film.‘I did think it was the right part for me and I knew what I had to do to get it.
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