My father would have been made a bishop much earlier than he was had it not been for me and my image.
GRACE JONESI didn’t think I had a voice at all, and I still think of myself as an interpreter of songs more than a singer. I thought it was too deep; people thought I was a man. I had a very strong Jamaican accent, too; the accent really messed me up for auditions.
More Grace Jones Quotes
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I am an actress first, a singer second.
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Forget health clinics and gyms. Sex is the best cure. One good night of sex and your problems are gone.
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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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This is depression, it comes when your blocking. This is expression it comes when you’re rocking
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I believe in having certain releases, certain outlets. One has to indulge. If you don’t indulge, you don’t live -might as well be dead. I believe in indulging as a user and not as an abuser.
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Survival is my primary instinct…it’s out of my control. It’s stronger than me. It’s an outside force, a voice that says ‘do this for your life or it will devour you.’
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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.
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I didn’t think I had a voice at all, and I still think of myself as an interpreter of songs more than a singer. I thought it was too deep; people thought I was a man. I had a very strong Jamaican accent, too; the accent really messed me up for auditions.
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I thought I’d take style to its limit, My philosophy is a belief in magic, good luck , self-confidence, and pride.
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You can’t expect your children to be perfect.
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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 only started getting into furs when the designers I liked started making them.
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There will always be a replacement coming along very soon – a newer version, a crazier version, a louder version. So if you haven’t got a long-term plan, then you are merely a passing phase, the latest trend, yesterday’s event.
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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.
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It’s ridiculous for a woman to say that she’s not attracted to other women. That’s completely false.
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