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.
GRACE JONESI’m too vain, one of my biggest sins, but it saved me; I can see what excess does.
More Grace Jones Quotes
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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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Whatever; bling always has something to hide.
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I don’t know what I’m going to be doing in two years or even in two weeks. I have to live for today.
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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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Music has its own depths, and I let it take me where it takes me, even if it means stripping all my clothes off.
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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 was the only black girl at my junior high school. I had an afro, a Jamaican accent, I looked really old.
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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’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.
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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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I am an actress first, a singer second.
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I only started getting into furs when the designers I liked started making them.
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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 love women, but I’ve never had a relationship with a woman.
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