I was the only black girl at my junior high school. I had an afro, a Jamaican accent, I looked really old.
GRACE JONESMost 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.
More Grace Jones Quotes
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I thought I’d take style to its limit, My philosophy is a belief in magic, good luck , self-confidence, and pride.
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Rock n’ roll can get quite overwhelming. You can get caught up in the cycle.
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I am an actress first, a singer second.
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I hate prescription drugs! They don’t tell you everything that is in them.
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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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To be honest, my life is not really as way-out and myth-loaded as people like to portray it.
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I like to isolate myself when I work because I end up losing my voice by doing interviews all day.
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I only started getting into furs when the designers I liked started making them.
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That’s what they do in Argentina. Have a little wine and talk. Then have some coffee and talk. Then, go back to the wine.
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I was skinny as a rail and had high cheekbones and a very interesting face – or so I was told.
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I love women, but I’ve never had a relationship with a woman.
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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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This is depression, it comes when your blocking. This is expression it comes when you’re rocking
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You can be a boy, a girl, whatever you want. I have a lot of man in me.
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Disco was like the celebration of music through dance and my God! When you heard the music sometimes it was like, if you don’t get up and dance, you aren’t human!
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