Cary Grant Quotes

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• Destiny is not necessarily what we get out of life, but rather, what we give.
• I am reminded of a piece of advice my father gave me regarding shoes. ...He said it is better to buy one good pair of…
• I was a self-centered bore. I was masochistic, and only thought I was happy. When I woke up and said, "there must be something wrong…
• The only really good thing about acting in movies is that there's no heavy lifting.
• If you want to be an actor, my advice is to learn your lines and don't bump into the other actors.
• There's no point in being unhappy about growing older. Just think of the millions who have been denied the privilege.
• Simplicity, to me, has always been the essence of good taste.
• Everyone wants to be Cary Grant. Even I want to be Cary Grant. Let me expand a bit. I sense that you may feel that…
• Sometimes angels rush in where fools fear to tread.
• Dying's tough - but not as tough as comedy.
• There must be something between us, even if it's only an ocean.
• I think that making love is the best form of exercise.
• There are only seven movie stars in the world whose name alone will induce American bankers to lend money for movie productions, and the only…
• You know I have about the same interest in jewelry as I have in politics, horse racing, modern poetry, and women who need weird excitement…
• We should all just smell well and enjoy ourselves more.
• I was a fat-headed guy full of pain.
• When people tell you how young you look, they are also telling you how old you are.
• To succeed with the opposite sex, tell her you're impotent. She can't wait to disprove it.
• I've often been accused by critics of being myself on-screen. But being oneself is more difficult than you'd suppose.
• I improve on misquotation.

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