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'It was not an easy part to get': Sharon Stone looks back at her 1991 audition for Basic Instinct

Published: 19:47 EDT, 10 August 2017 | Updated: 21:06 EDT, 10 August 2017

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Sharon Stone shared a minute-long clip from her 1991 audition for Basic Instinct, which launched her career at the ripe age of 34, in honor of 'Way Back Wednesday.'

The 59-year-old Oscar nominee performed a seductive and playful scene as murder suspect Catherine Tramell opposite filmmaker Paul Verhoeven as Detecive Nick Curran (Michael Douglas).

The unearthed footage was originally included in the special features of the 2001 'Ice Pick' Collector's Edition of the controversial erotic thriller.

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'Way Back Wednesday!' Sharon Stone shared a minute-long clip from her 1991 audition for Basic Instinct, which launched her career at the ripe age of 34

The 79-year-old Dutch director was already impressed with the Pennsylvania-born blonde when he directed her as Arnold Schwarzenegger's manipulative wife in Total Recall.

'[Catherine Tramell] was not an easy part to get,' Stone - who was paid $500K - revealed on Oprah's Master Class in 2014.

'They offered it to 12 or 13 other women who turned it down. So it wasn't like I got there and everyone was like, "Yay, she's here!" It was like, "Mmmm." But I knew walking on that set that I was enough.'

Shooter: The 59-year-old Oscar nominee performed a playful scene as murder suspect Catherine Tramell opposite filmmaker Paul Verhoeven (R) as Detecive Nick Curran

Action! The unearthed footage was originally included in the special features of the 2001 'Ice Pick' Collector's Edition of the controversial erotic thriller

Lori: The 79-year-old Dutch director (R) was already impressed with the Pennsylvania-born blonde when he directed her as Arnold Schwarzenegger's (L) manipulative wife in Total Recall

Stone - who was paid $500K - revealed on Oprah's Master Class in 2014: '[Catherine Tramell] was not an easy part to get. They offered it to 12 or 13 other women who turned it down. So it wasn't like I got there and everyone was like, "Yay, she's here!"'

The cross-legging role of the homicidal bisexual author required full nudity, explicit love scenes, and violence - which did not impress the likes of Julia Roberts, Kim Basinger, or Meg Ryan.

Basic Instinct was a massive hit, amassing $352.9M at the global box office and earning Oscar nods for editing and score as well as Golden Globe nods for Sharon and score.

However, Stone's second effort as Catherine in Michael Caton-Jones' dismally-reviewed 2006 flop Basic Instinct 2 only earned $38.6M back from its hefty $70M budget.

No thanks! The cross-legging role of the homicidal bisexual author required full nudity, love scenes, and violence - which did not impress Julia Roberts, Kim Basinger, or Meg Ryan

A star is born! Basic Instinct was a massive hit, amassing $352.9M at the global box office and earning Oscar nods for editing and score as well as Golden Globe nods for Sharon and score

Yikes! However, Stone's second effort as Catherine in Michael Caton-Jones' dismally-reviewed 2006 flop Basic Instinct 2 only earned $38.6M back from its hefty $70M budget

The amfAR ambassador will next play agent Iris Burton in James Franco's The Disaster Artist - hitting US theaters December 8 - which is a BTS look at the making of Tommy Wiseau's The Room.

The Golden Globe winner also keeps busy mothering her three sons - Roan, 17; Laird, 12; and Quinn, 11 - whom she adopted in 2000, 2005, and 2006.

Hitting US theaters December 8! The amfAR ambassador will next play agent Iris Burton in James Franco's The Disaster Artist, which is based on Tommy Wiseau's The Room

Single mother: The Golden Globe winner also keeps busy parenting her three sons - Roan, 17; Laird, 12; and Quinn, 11 - whom she adopted in 2000, 2005, and 2006