United Kingdom, April 1 -- Sharon Stone "fast-forwards" through sex scenes because she wants to maintain the "mystery".

The Basic Instinct star, 68, has confessed she doesn't like seeing "harsh sexuality" in TV or movies so she refuses to watch those scenes at home.

During an interview on CBS Mornings, Sharon explained: "Often now, when sex scenes come on TV - I fast-forward. I don't want to see it.

"I don't want to have to go through all of this blatant, harsh sexuality. For me, it steals from my own imagination. And I prefer my yearning, mystery, desire. I want to keep that alive inside myself."

Sharon also talked about her own most saucy scene in 1992 thriller Basic Instinct, admitting the movie totally changed her career trajector...