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I am an actress first, a singer second.

Grace Jones

Everyone has to make their own decisions. I still believe in that. You just have to be able to accept the consequences without complaining.
GRACE JONES

Acceptance Believe Complaint Decision
Models are there to look like mannequins, not like real people. Art and illusion are supposed to be fantasy.
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Fantasy Modeling People Reality
I only started getting into furs when the designers I liked started making them.
GRACE JONES

Design Myself Start
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.
GRACE JONES

Break Enough Modeling Rule Start
I wear my furs all the time. I wear like three different ones in a day.
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Different Oneself Time
I always thought that feminine, softer side was just too vulnerable to put out there, because then it’s like you’re opening up a door for everybody to come in, and you don’t know who’s going to come in that door.
GRACE JONES

Feminine Myself Opening Thinking Vulnerable
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.
GRACE JONES

Impatience Myself People Terrible
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.
GRACE JONES

Appearance Man Modeling Myself Start
I can look at a fur and tell if it’s good or not.
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Animal Goodness Yourself
You can’t expect your children to be perfect.
GRACE JONES

Children Perfection Yourself
My mother was a champion high-jumper. My three brothers are basketball players. We’ve all been very athletic.
GRACE JONES

Athletics Brother Myself
I thought I’d take style to its limit, My philosophy is a belief in magic, good luck , self-confidence, and pride.
GRACE JONES

Limitation Myself Pride Style Thinking
I’ve turned down millions of dollars to go on reality TV. It’s an absolute no-go.
GRACE JONES

Absolute Myself Reality
Prescription drugs can be even worse than illegal drugs. The only difference is the legality.
GRACE JONES

Drugs Legal Prescription
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.
GRACE JONES

Conservative Hairs Orthodox Ourselves Pain Struggle
My husband used to shout at my mother, ‘What is wrong with your daughter? I’m married to a man.’
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Husband Marriage Myself Sexuality

I am an actress first, a singer second.

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