I like to isolate myself when I work because I end up losing my voice by doing interviews all day.
GRACE JONESMy mother was a champion high-jumper. My three brothers are basketball players. We’ve all been very athletic.
More Grace Jones Quotes
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To be honest, my life is not really as way-out and myth-loaded as people like to portray it.
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We’re not perfect; we all have things that people might not like to see, and I like to show my faults.
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This is depression, it comes when your blocking. This is expression it comes when you’re rocking
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I don’t take the English press seriously at all because all they want is dirt. I hate them.
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Whatever; bling always has something to hide.
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Everyone has to make their own decisions. I still believe in that. You just have to be able to accept the consequences without complaining.
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My father would have been made a bishop much earlier than he was had it not been for me and my image.
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I like dressing like a guy. I love it. When I was modeling I used to do pictures where I would dress up like my little brother. No makeup and I looked like a boy.
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I believe in individuality, that everybody is special, and it’s up to them to find that quality and let it live.
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If people think I’m angry, I don’t want to burst anybody’s bubble. I like sometimes for people to be afraid of me. But it’s not really anger; it’s discipline.
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It was very painful combing my hair. My grand-uncle was a Pentecostal bishop, and he was very strict: our hair couldn’t be permed or straightened. So I just cut it all off.
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I only started getting into furs when the designers I liked started making them.
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Forget health clinics and gyms. Sex is the best cure. One good night of sex and your problems are gone.
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I’m not as impatient as I used to be. I used to hit people if I didn’t like what they were saying. Just lash out. ‘Bam – shut up! Hahahah!’ I was terrible.
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I never do what anyone else is doing. I could walk away from music and become a farmer or do some crochet. The worst thing in life for me is to do something I’m not happy doing.
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