- Model | May 19, 1948 -
Normally, I stay away from politics - unless I'm going to run for president.
Grace Jones
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Use, don't abuse.
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I like to isolate myself when I work because I end up losing my voice by doing interviews all day.
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My mother was a champion high-jumper. My three brothers are basketball players. We've all been very athletic.
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I would have rebelled against parental authority, no matter what. When I was 15, I started painting my face and making my own clothes.
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I never thought I was going to be a singer. That was an accident.
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I don't think 'pop' should mean that you had no talent.
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I like to think of myself as a positive person. Otherwise I wouldn't have had a child.
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Most performers take themselves too seriously. They forget there is a difference between the characters they play on the screen or stage and themselves, but the public doesn't forget there is a difference. They see how silly it is if you try to be the same person all the time.
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I loved all those classic figures from the '30s and '40s... Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Humphrey Bogart, Rita Hayworth. They had such glamour and style. I loved the movies of those times too - so much attention paid to details, lights, clothing, the way the studios would develop talent.
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When you become such a strong personality in music, it's hard for people to accept you as a different character.
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I came from a very strict background, and didn't hear any Jamaican music when I was growing up.
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