Cary Grant Quotes

My father used to say, 'Let them see you and not the suit. That should be secondary.'

I'd like to have made one of those big splashy Technicolor musicals with Rita Hayworth.

I began by acting like the person I wanted to be, and eventually I became that person.

Ah, beware of snobbery; it is the unwelcome recognition of one's own past failings.

It takes 500 small details to add up to one favorable impression.

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 shoes than four cheap ones. One pair made of fine leather could outlast four inferior pairs and, if well-cared-for, would continue to proclaim your good judgment and taste no matter how old they become.

All it takes are a few simple outfits. And there's one secret - The Simpler The Better

When people tell you how young you look, they are also telling you how old you are.

I can't bear to hear a woman talk baby talk.

To succeed with the opposite sex, tell her you're impotent. She can't wait to disprove it.

Destiny is not necessarily what we get out of life, but rather, what we give.

Everyone wants to be Cary Grant. Even I want to be Cary Grant.

When I'm married I want to be single, and when I'm single I want to be married.

I have no plans to write an autobiography, I will leave that to others. I'm sure they will turn me into a homosexual or a Nazi spy or something else.

Nature eventually has her own way, so perhaps the best procedure is to accept what old Mother Nature or God, if you will, dictates. Accept it and you'll get along better.

Probably no greater honor can come to any man than the respect of his colleagues.

I'm a fatheaded guy, full of pain. It tore me up not having you.

I improve on misquotation.

It's better to buy one good pair of shoes than four cheap ones.

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 woman on the list is Ingrid Bergman.

I acted like Cary Grant for so long that I became Cary Grant

We should all just smell well and enjoy ourselves more.

I think that making love is the best form of exercise.

My formula for living is quite simple. I get up in the morning and I go to bed at night. In between, I occupy myself as best I can.

I may not have married for very sound reasons, but money was the least of them.

Everyone tells me I've had such an interesting life, but sometimes I think it's been nothing but stomach disturbances and self-concern.

...and there I suddenly found my articulate self in a dazzling land of smiling, jostling people wearing and not wearing all sorts of costumes and doing all sorts of clever things. And that's when I knew! What other life could there be but that of an actor?

Do your job and demand your compensation - but in that order.

It is the law of life that if you are kind to someone you feel happy. If you arecruel you are unhappy. And if you hurt someone, you will be hurt back.

The only really good thing about acting in movies is that there's no heavy lifting.

Simplicity, to me, has always been the essence of good taste.

There's no point in being unhappy about growing older. Just think of the millions who have been denied the privilege.

Who is omnipotent or wise enough to decide each new standard of good taste? Or sensitivity?

If you want to be an actor, my advice is to learn your lines and don't bump into the other actors.

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 with me", I grew up. Because I never understood myself, how could I hope to understand anyone else? That's why I can truly say that now I can give a woman love for the first time in my life, because I can understand her.

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 I am free of problems. Let me assure you that I have the same anxieties and insecurities as anyone in this auditorium - maybe more.

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 – none.

It`s important to know where you`ve come from so that you can know where you`re going. I probably chose my profession because I was seeking approval, adulation, admiration and affection.

I improve in misquotation.

Divorce is a game played by lawyers.

Insanity runs in my family. It practically gallops.

Dying's tough - but not as tough as comedy.

Sometimes angels rush in where fools fear to tread.

A shot of brandy can save your life, but a bottle of brandy can kill you.

I was a fat-headed guy, full of pain.

Comedy holds the greatest risk for an actor, and laughter is the reward.

There must be something between us, even if it's only an ocean.

I've often been accused by critics of being myself on-screen. But being oneself is more difficult than you'd suppose.