56 Grace Jones Quotes for You to Enjoy

Grace Jones

Model

Born: May 19, 1948

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Hiding, secrets, and not being able to be yourself is one of the worst things ever for a person. It gives you low self-esteem. You never get to reach that peak in your life. You should always be able to be yourself and be proud of yourself. Grace Jones

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I only move forwards, never backwards, darling. Grace Jones

Backwards Darling Only Never Move Forwards

More having to do whatever anybody said you had to do. I couldn't really do anything on my own. But as I got older and then came to America and then Grace became my name, it somehow freed me. All of a sudden, I can be this other person. Grace Jones

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I am not a diva: I am a Jones. 'Diva' is so overused. Diva, icons, the whole thing, legends... To be a diva, what is that? Grace Jones

Diva Am Overused Legends Icons Whole Thing

Human beings should stick together. Honestly, if I see a red-haired person with blue eyes now, I say, 'Is your granny black?' Grace Jones

Together Eyes Black Honestly Say See Stick Person Blue Blue Eyes Human Human Beings Should Your Granny Beings Now

I don't wear jewelry, so I wear furs. I don't have diamonds. Grace Jones

Jewelry Wear Diamonds

They used to call me Firefly when I was a little girl, and I always tried to figure out why I was being called a firefly. I was really black, black, black from the sun. After being in Jamaica for 13 years, my eyes were really beady and white, and my skin was really black. I must have really looked like a fly. My eyes looked like lights, like stars. Grace Jones

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I like to experiment, and as an actress, I always thought it's good to be open about a lot of things. Grace Jones

Good Thought Experiment About Open Like Always Lot Actress Things

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. Grace Jones

This is what I would say to my pupil: 'You have become only your fame and left behind most of who you were. How are you going to deal with that? Will you lose that person forever? Have you become someone else without really knowing it? Do you always have to stay in character for people to like you? Do you know that you are in character?'. Grace Jones

Character You People Will Become Lose Else Say Pupil Would Stay Someone Only Do You Know Like Know Most Knowing Without Deal Always How Were Left Fame Forever Person Going Behind Really Your Who

Listen to my advice; I have some experience. In a way, it is me being a teacher, which is what I wanted to be. I still feel I could go into teaching. What is teaching but passing on your knowledge to those who are at the beginning? Some people are born with that gift. Grace Jones

Teacher Me Knowledge Experience People Gift Some People Advice Beginning Way Those Some Born Could Feel Still Passing Go Listen Being Wanted Which Your Teaching Who

My mum was very glamorous, an incredible seamstress. She made up those Vogue, Givenchy and Yves St. Laurent patterns they used to sell. It was church couture, darling! Because my dad was a pastor, she could get away with more than other women. Her skirts were that bit tighter. Grace Jones

Women Church Made Other Incredible Bit Those Darling More Vogue Could Glamorous She Because Tighter Couture Were Sell Up Very Pastor Than Get Patterns Used Skirts Dad Mum Away Her

It's important that the sexes understand each other. Grace Jones

Important Other Sexes Understand Each

Fear is fear of fear, I think. Grace Jones

Fear Think

Even though the agency kept me pretty busy, I auditioned for every play and film I could find. But they all wanted a black American sound, and I just didn't have it. Finally, I got tired of trotting around and took myself to Paris. Grace Jones

Myself Me Tired Black Busy Every Took Finally Though Find Pretty Paris Could Around Got Sound American Just Wanted Agency Even Film Play Kept

I always had to mask my emotions. I could never show that I missed my mom or my dad, especially when they moved to America. My grandparents were tough. I was not allowed to receive letters that had not been read before. Everything was controlled - everything! Grace Jones

Mom Emotions Tough Mask Before Everything Could Never Had Allowed Missed Read Always Were Been America Controlled Moved Grandparents Show Dad Letters Receive

I don't collaborate. You're born alone, you die alone, you get on stage alone. Grace Jones

Alone You Stage Collaborate Born Get Die

Yelling between people in love is normal. Grace Jones

Love Love Is People Between Normal Yelling

Models are there to look like mannequins, not like real people. Art and illusion are supposed to be fantasy. Grace Jones

Art People Illusion Like Supposed Look Real Real People Models Fantasy

I feel feminine when I feel feminine. I feel masculine when I feel masculine. I am a role switcher. Grace Jones

Masculine Feel Am Feminine Role

I loved all those classic figures from the '30s and '40s... Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Humphrey Bogart, Rita Hayworth. They had such glamour and style. I loved the movies of those times too - so much attention paid to details, lights, clothing, the way the studios would develop talent. Grace Jones

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