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 JONESI like to think of myself as a positive person. Otherwise I wouldn’t have had a child.
More Grace Jones Quotes
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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 am an actress first, a singer second.
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I like dressing like a guy. I love it. When I was modeling I used to do pictures where I would dress up like my little brother. No makeup and I looked like a boy.
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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 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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I’ve turned down millions of dollars to go on reality TV. It’s an absolute no-go.
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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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I don’t like people who hide things.
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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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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’m too vain, one of my biggest sins, but it saved me; I can see what excess does.
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Everyone has to make their own decisions. I still believe in that. You just have to be able to accept the consequences without complaining.
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Whatever; bling always has something to hide.
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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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Even if I sing like a robot, it is still an emotional robot.
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