Verhoeven told Variety in a recent interview, "My memory is radically different from Sharon's memory. That does not stand in the way and has nothing to do with the wonderful way that she portrayed Catherine Tramell."
"That was how I saw my vagina-shot for the first time, long after I'd been told, 'We can't see anything'. I just need you to remove your panties, as the white is reflecting the light, so we know you have panties on'," she wrote