When asked by the outlet how she landed the role, Stone shared that filmmaker Paul Verhoeven — who directed her in Total Recall two years earlier — didn't bring up Basic Instinct to her when they filmed their previous movie. "What happened was I wanted the part, but nobody would give me the script," Stone shared.

Before starring together in "Basic Instinct," Sharon Stone and Michael Douglas had a heated argument that Stone says almost cost her the role.

Michael Douglas has responded to Sharon Stone ’s claims that the pair had an argument before starring in Basic Instinct together. Stone, 67, claimed that the pair fought at the Cannes Film Festival about her acquaintance and their children in a new interview with Business Insider.