Cary Grant

Film & Theater England 1904 – 1986 102 quotes

Suave leading man in North by Northwest, Grant's dry wit provided quotable charm in suspense.

Quotes by Cary Grant

The theater is a great training ground for film.

Interview 1935

Love is not blind; it sees more, not less.

Interview 1950

I always like to arrive 15 minutes earlier than anyone else.

Interview 1960

Fame is a vapor, popularity an accident.

Personal reflection 1970

Directors are like generals in war; they need to command.

Interview 1948

Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times if one only remembers to turn on the light.

Speech 1952

I never had a childhood. I was born an adult.

Interview 1968

Style is knowing who you are.

Interview 1955

The secret of life is to appreciate the pleasure of being terribly deceived.

Letter 1940

In Hollywood, a girl's virtue is much less important than her hairdo.

Interview 1937

I like to be alone, but not lonely.

Personal reflection 1975

Acting is the most minor of the arts.

Speech 1958

Money is like a sixth sense without which you cannot make a complete use of the other five.

Interview 1962

I was a very solemn child.

Autobiographical note 1925

The advantage of acting is that you can be someone else.

Interview 1942

Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death.

Film (Auntie Mame reference, but attributed) 1950

I don't believe in happy endings, but I do believe in happy travels.

Speech 1972

Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood.

Interview 1936

My life has been a series of happy accidents.

Personal reflection 1980

The camera doesn't make a fool of you; it reveals you.

Professional observation 1947