Grace Kelly Quotes

I don't like yelling and fighting, and I can't quarrel.

Anger and anger can not solve any problem.

My parents, despite their serious attitude toward life in general, and that of their children in particular, were very broadminded people. There was no such thing as a bad profession for them. As I was their daughter, they knew that, whatever profession I chose, I would do it well. That was enough for them. There was always trust among the Kellys.

My real difficulty was to become a normal person again, after having been a movie actress for so long. For me, at the time I was living in New York and Hollywood, a normal person was someone who made movies.

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

The pearl is the queen of gems and the gem of queens.

For a woman, forty is torture, the end.

If there is one thing that is foreign to me it is shopping for pleasure. On the other hand, I believe that it is right to honor all those who create beautiful things and give satisfaction to those who see me wearing them.

Mr. Hitchcock taught me everything about cinema. It was thanks to him that I understood that murder scenes should be shot like love scenes and love scenes like murder scenes.

I work hard in social work, public relations, and raising the Grimaldi heirs.

When Ava Gardner get in a taxi, the driver knows at once she's Ava Gardner. It's the same for Lana Turner or Elizabeth Taylor, but not for me. I'm never Grace Kelly, I'm always someone who looks like Grace Kelly.

Before my marriage, I didn't think about all the obligations that were awaiting me. My experience has proved useful and I think that I have a natural propensity to feel compassion for people and their problems.

Other women looked on me as a rival. And it pained me a great deal.

I do isometrics in church so while I'm doing my soul some good, I'm doing my body some good, too.

This is one night I wish I smoked and drank.

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

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

Emancipation of women has made them lose their mystery.

It would be very sad if children had no memories before those of school. What they need most is the love and attention of their mother.

I loved acting. I didn't particularly like being a movie star.

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.

...you don't get anything for nothing. Everything has to be earned, through work, persistence and honesty.

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 never say 'never,' and I never say 'always.'

The freedom of the press works in such a way that there is not much freedom from it.

As an unmarried woman, I was thought to be a danger.

I am basically a feminist. I think that women can do anything they decide to do.

A person has to keep something to herself or your life is just a layout in a magazine.

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.

I don't want to dress up a picture with just my face.

My nerves could use a drink.

I get up at seven for the make-up, Rita Hayworth at six, Joan Crawford and Bette Davis at five. I don't want to know the time when I'll have to come to the studio even earlier.

The idea of my life as a fairy tale is itself a fairy tale,

I hated Hollywood. It's a town without pity. Only success counts. I know of no other place in the world where so many people suffer from nervous breakdowns, where there are so many alcoholics, neurotics and so much unhappiness.

Although I've played a wide variety of roles, I've never had the chance to act in a story written specially for me. It's a pity as they are the only stories that really let you reveal your personality.

I don't want to be married to someone who feels inferior to my success or because I make more money than he does.

Getting angry doesn't solve anything.

I love walking in the woods, on the trails, along the beaches. I love being part of nature. I love walking alone. It is therapy. One needs to be alone, to recharge one's batteries.