SHARON STONE - STONE DITCHES SEXY IMAGE

Hollywood beauty SHARON STONE has vowed not to return to the roles in which she made her name - insisting she has ditched her "sexy" image for good. The actress, who only last year (06) starred in the raunchy BASIC INSTINCT 2: RISK ADDICTION, insists she now only focuses on serious roles, after deciding to ignore parts which rely on her looks. She says, "I made a decision when I turned 40 that I wasn't going to lie about my age, and that when I chose my films I'd look for different sorts of parts from those I was used to. And that's what I'm doing. "So many directors in my life have wanted to commercialise me or use me as a commodity - they weren't interested in my acting skills. "These days I'm only interested in using my talent and I won't work for anyone who won't accept that. I don't bring the other stuff any more."