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Grace Jones
Grace Jones
Model
Born: May 19, 1948
Always Like Me People Think You
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Use, don't abuse. Grace Jones
Abuse Use
Rock n' roll can get quite overwhelming. You can get caught up in the cycle. Grace Jones
You Overwhelming Rock Caught Rock-N-Roll Up Get Roll Quite Cycle
I'm always rebelling. I don't think I'll ever stop. Grace Jones
Think Always Stop Rebelling Ever
I see myself as no color. I can play the role of a man. I can paint my face white if I want to and play the role of white. I can play a green, I can be a purple. I think I have that kind of frame and that kind of attitude where I can play an animal. Grace Jones
Attitude Myself Man Animal Face White Think Frame Kind See Purple Color Role Green Where Want Paint Play
I was a go-go dancer, too. I called myself 'Grace Mendoza' to fool my parents. Grace Jones
Myself Fool Grace Parents Too Dancer Go-Go
You don't do oysters and red wine together. That's a no-no; you just don't do that. I love a nice white wine with oysters. Grace Jones
Love You Together Wine White Nice Red Red Wine Just
People always like to make me seem taller than I am. Grace Jones
Me People Seem Like Make Taller Always Am Than
I was born into a very religious family where everything was about setting the right example for the community and having to obey orders blindly. I felt that everyone was growing up in the world, except me. This is probably one of the reasons why I had such a rebellious attitude towards any form of authority. Grace Jones
Attitude Family Me World Obey Example Blindly Community Setting Everyone Everything Religious Born About Having Except Had Towards Felt Up Very Authority Any Where Form Orders Reasons Rebellious Growing Growing Up Why Right
Now when I enter a carriage, it almost empties. But there's always one brave enough to stay. Grace Jones
Enough Carriage Enter Stay Almost Always Brave Now
I like to isolate myself when I work because I end up losing my voice by doing interviews all day. Grace Jones
Work Myself Day Losing Interviews All Day Voice Like Because Isolate Doing End Up
My mother was a champion high-jumper. My three brothers are basketball players. We've all been very athletic. Grace Jones
Champion Mother Three Athletic Brothers Been Very Players Basketball
I would have rebelled against parental authority, no matter what. When I was 15, I started painting my face and making my own clothes. Grace Jones
Matter Face Own Clothes Painting Would Parental My Own Making Authority Against Rebelled Started
I don't think 'pop' should mean that you had no talent. Grace Jones
You Think No Talent Had Talent Mean Pop Should
I like to think of myself as a positive person. Otherwise I wouldn't have had a child. Grace Jones
Positive Myself Think Otherwise Positive Person Had Like Child Person
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. Grace Jones
Time You Try Seriously Stage Too Characters See Silly Take Between Performers Most How Person Forget Same Difference Screen Public Themselves Play
I came from a very strict background, and didn't hear any Jamaican music when I was growing up. Grace Jones
Music Strict Background Came Hear Up Very Any Growing Growing Up
I never do what anyone else is doing. I could walk away from music and become a farmer or do some crochet. The worst thing in life for me is to do something I'm not happy doing. Grace Jones
Life Music Me Happy Walk Become Else Worst Worst Thing Some Something Could Never Doing Anyone Anyone Else Farmer Away Thing
I've turned down millions of dollars to go on reality TV. It's an absolute no-go. Grace Jones
Reality Down TV Absolute Go Dollars Reality TV Turned Millions Millions Of Dollars
Growing up in Jamaica, the Pentecostal church wasn't that fiery thing you might think. It was very British, very proper. Hymns. No dancing. Very quiet. Very fundamental. Grace Jones
You Church Think Dancing Pentecostal Proper Hymns Up Very Quiet Jamaica Fiery Might Growing Growing Up Fundamental Thing British
When I started modelling, I'd raise my arms and it was all muscle and all the other models had nothing. Really, everybody thought I was a man. I don't have to do much to have muscles. It's just genetic. Grace Jones
Man Thought Nothing Other Everybody Had Genetic Arms Modelling Models Just Much Really Started Raise Muscle Muscles
I love women, but I've never had a relationship with a woman. Grace Jones
Love Relationship Woman Women Never Had
When I was modelling, I spent half my life staring at thousands of perfect reflections. It got to a stage where I was losing all sense of reality - so after I quit modelling, I took all the mirrors out of my house. Grace Jones
Life Reality Losing My Life Half Stage Sense Took Spent Out Thousands Mirrors Perfect House Got Reflections Modelling Quit Where After Staring
I don't take the English press seriously at all because all they want is dirt... I hate them. Grace Jones
Hate Seriously Press Dirt Take Because Want Them English
I'm too vain, one of my biggest sins, but it saved me; I can see what excess does. Grace Jones
Me Vain Saved Too See Excess Does Sins Biggest
I was the only black girl at my junior high school. I had an afro, a Jamaican accent, I looked really old. Grace Jones
School Old Black Girl High High School Only Had Looked Accent Junior Junior High Junior High School Really
We're not perfect; we all have things that people might not like to see, and I like to show my faults. Grace Jones
People Not Perfect Faults See Perfect Like Might Show Things
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