My father would have been made a bishop much earlier than he was had it not been for me and my image.
GRACE JONESI’ve turned down millions of dollars to go on reality TV. It’s an absolute no-go.
More Grace Jones Quotes
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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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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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I came from a very strict background, and didn’t hear any Jamaican music when I was growing up.
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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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I never thought I was going to be a singer. That was an accident.
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Prescription drugs can be even worse than illegal drugs. The only difference is the legality.
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My husband used to shout at my mother, ‘What is wrong with your daughter? I’m married to a man.’
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I like to think of myself as a positive person. Otherwise I wouldn’t have had a child.
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Even if I sing like a robot, it is still an emotional robot.
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I don’t think ‘pop’ should mean that you had no talent.
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I love women, but I’ve never had a relationship with a woman.
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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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When I started modelling, I’d raise my arms and it was all muscle and all the other models had nothing. Really, everybody thought I was a man. I don’t have to do much to have muscles. It’s just genetic.
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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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I am an actress first, a singer second.
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