I have just as much woman in me as I have man. It’s just a matter of channeling the energy into which way you use it.
GRACE JONESI can look at a fur and tell if it’s good or not.
More Grace Jones Quotes
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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 hate prescription drugs! They don’t tell you everything that is in them.
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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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Even if I sing like a robot, it is still an emotional robot.
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Models are there to look like mannequins, not like real people. Art and illusion are supposed to be fantasy.
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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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I’ve turned down millions of dollars to go on reality TV. It’s an absolute no-go.
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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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Whatever; bling always has something to hide.
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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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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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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 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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Prescription drugs can be even worse than illegal drugs. The only difference is the legality.
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I 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.
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