If anybody starts using me as scenery, I'll return to New York.

When I married Prince Rainier, I married the man and not what he represented or what he was. I fell in love with him without giving a thought to anything else.

Hollywood amuses me. Holier-than-thou for the public and unholier-than-the-devil in reality

My father had a very simple view of life: you don’t get anything for nothing. Everything has to be earned, through work, persistence and honesty. My father also had a deep charm, the gift of winning our trust. He was the kind of man with whom many people dream of spending an evening.

I avoid looking back. I prefer good memories to regrets.

I'll be goddamned if I'm going to stay in a business where I have to get up earlier and earlier and it takes longer and longer for me to get in front of a camera.

Women's natural role is to be a pillar of the family.