Suave, debonair, handsome: Cary Grant was the sex symbol of a generation. In life, Cary Grant often discussed the difficulty of living up to the image he portrayed; how the character of “Cary Grant” was beyond the attainable ideals of anyone, least of all himself.
He was a funny, talented, intelligent gentleman, and his witticisms still don’t fail to put a smile on the face, and that old Hollywood twinkle in the eye.
“I pretended to be somebody I wanted to be until finally I became that person. Or he became me.“
“Insanity runs in my family. It practically gallops.”
“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.”
“…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?”
“I think that making love is the best form of exercise”
“When people tell you how young you look, they are telling you how old you are”
“I improve on misquotation.”
“Everyone wants to be.”
“Do your job and demand your compensation – but in that order.”
“Why don’t you invent some hot diamonds?”
“I think most of us become actors because we want affection, love and applause.“
“There’s no point in being unhappy about growing older. Just think of the millions who have been denied the privilege.“
“I have spent the greater part of my life fluctuating between Archie Leach and Cary Grant, unsure of each, suspecting each.“
“I’ve often been accused by critics of being myself on-screen. But being oneself is more difficult than you’d suppose.“
“It’s important to know where you’ve come from so that you can know where you`re going.“
“It takes 500 small details to add up to one favorable impression.“
“Everyone wants to be Cary Grant. Even I want to be Cary Grant.”
