84 Quotes by Cary Grant

I’ve often been accused by critics of being myself on-screen. But being oneself is more difficult than you’d suppose.

Everyone wants to be Cary Grant. Even I want to be Cary Grant. Let me expand a bit. I sense that you may feel that I am free of problems. Let me assure you that I have the same anxieties and insecurities as anyone in this auditorium – maybe more.

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

I’m a fatheaded guy, full of pain. It tore me up not having you.

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.

Everyone tells me I’ve had such an interesting life, but sometimes I think it’s been nothing but stomach disturbances and self-concern.

I’d like to have made one of those big splashy Technicolor musicals with Rita Hayworth.

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.

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