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Most performers take themselves too seriously. They forget there is a difference between the characters they play on the screen or stage and themselves, but the public doesn’t forget there is a difference. They see how silly it is if you try to be the same person all the time.

Grace Jones

Rock n’ roll can get quite overwhelming. You can get caught up in the cycle.
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Caught Cycle Quite Yourself
When you start in that [model] business the rules are imposed upon you, but when you stay in the business long enough the rules could be broken.
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Break Enough Modeling Rule Start
Whatever one is creating, one has to stick to one’s guns and just do it. That is all. Put your foot down and do not let your work be compromised.
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Compromise Creation Oneself Weapon
Now when I enter a carriage, it almost empties. But there’s always one brave enough to stay.
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Brave Carriage Empty Enough Stay
I don’t like people who hide things.
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Hide Lying People
This is depression, it comes when your blocking. This is expression it comes when you’re rocking
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Depression Rock Yourself
It doesn’t surprise me that people can’t see beyond my image. It’s amazing, but I can understand it. That’s what image is for. But it’s never a problem for me. It’s only a problem for them. I don’t really care. I do what I want regardless.
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Beyond Image Myself People Problem Surprise Understand
I just go with the flow, I follow the yellow brick road. I don’t know where it’s going to lead me, but I follow it.
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Flow Follow Journey Known Leadership Myself
My husband used to shout at my mother, ‘What is wrong with your daughter? I’m married to a man.’
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Husband Marriage Myself Sexuality
I was skinny as a rail and had high cheekbones and a very interesting face – or so I was told.
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Appearance Face Myself Skin
Survival is my primary instinct…it’s out of my control. It’s stronger than me. It’s an outside force, a voice that says ‘do this for your life or it will devour you.’
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Devour Instinct Life Primary Survive Yourself
I never thought I was going to be a singer. That was an accident.
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Accident Myself Singer Thinking
I always thought that feminine, softer side was just too vulnerable to put out there, because then it’s like you’re opening up a door for everybody to come in, and you don’t know who’s going to come in that door.
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Feminine Myself Opening Thinking Vulnerable
Most performers take themselves too seriously. They forget there is a difference between the characters they play on the screen or stage and themselves, but the public doesn’t forget there is a difference. They see how silly it is if you try to be the same person all the time.
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Difference Forget Performance Person Serious Time Yourself
I’m too vain, one of my biggest sins, but it saved me; I can see what excess does.
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Myself Save Simplicity Sin
Whatever; bling always has something to hide.
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Bling Hide

Most performers take themselves too seriously. They forget there is a difference between the characters they play on the screen or stage and themselves, but the public doesn’t forget there is a difference. They see how silly it is if you try to be the same person all the time.

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Most performers take themselves too seriously. They forget there is a difference between the characters they play on the screen or stage and themselves, but the public doesn’t forget there is a difference. They see how silly it is if you try to be the same person all the time.

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