Cary Grant Quotes

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

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.

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

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

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

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

I'm prepared. I have a gun and I know how to shoot, and whoever comes calling without an invitation will get it in the rear end.

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 suppose you might call me the sophisticated type. I like to act with dialogue. Not with grunts.

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

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

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

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

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

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 pretended to be somebody I wanted to be and I finally became that person. Or he became me. Or we met at some point.

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

Divorce is a game played by lawyers.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

We should all just smell well and enjoy ourselves more.

We have our factory, which is called a stage. We make a product, we color it, we title it, and we ship it out in cans.

Once told by an interviewer, "Everybody would like to be Cary Grant," Grant is said to have replied, "So would I.

To write an autobiography, you've got to expose other people. I hope to get out of this world as gracefully as possible, without embarrassing anyone.

I really am a happy, amusing fellow at heart. Trouble is I seem the only one left.

My formula for life is very simple: in the morning, wake up; at night, go to sleep. In between I try and occupy myself as best I can.

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

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

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