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.
GRACE JONESI love women, but I’ve never had a relationship with a woman.
More Grace Jones Quotes
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When I perform on stage I become those male bullies, those dominators from my childhood. That’s probably why it’s so scary, because they scared me.
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I wear my furs all the time. I wear like three different ones in a day.
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Prescription drugs can be even worse than illegal drugs. The only difference is the legality.
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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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Music has its own depths, and I let it take me where it takes me, even if it means stripping all my clothes off.
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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’ve turned down millions of dollars to go on reality TV. It’s an absolute no-go.
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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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My mother was a champion high-jumper. My three brothers are basketball players. We’ve all been very athletic.
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I would have rebelled against parental authority, no matter what. When I was 15, I started painting my face and making my own clothes.
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Growing up in Jamaica, the Pentecostal church wasn’t that fiery thing you might think. It was very British, very proper. Hymns. No dancing. Very quiet. Very fundamental.
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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 never thought I was going to be a singer. That was an accident.
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Whatever; bling always has something to hide.
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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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