My husband used to shout at my mother, ‘What is wrong with your daughter? I’m married to a man.’
GRACE JONESI like working until the morning, so I can see the day and then I like to go to sleep and then get up before sunset. But I love the energy of the morning.
More Grace Jones Quotes
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I hate prescription drugs! They don’t tell you everything that is in them.
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I’m too vain, one of my biggest sins, but it saved me; I can see what excess does.
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I am an actress first, a singer second.
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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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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 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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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 don’t like people who hide things.
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I’ve lived long enough to feel the sway of corporations both legal and illegal. Corporations give you drugs and they prescribe and prescribe them and they can be worse for you. Whereas you have illegal drugs and that is all about moderation. You have to know your body.
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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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I like to isolate myself when I work because I end up losing my voice by doing interviews all day.
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In the Seventies and Eighties we all had our fun, and now and then we went really too far. But, ultimately, it required a certain amount of clear thinking, a lot of hard work and good make-up to be accepted as a freak.
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Some songs come from my head, some from my throat, but there will always be moments when it is an injection of the soul.
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I’ve turned down millions of dollars to go on reality TV. It’s an absolute no-go.
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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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