Cary Grant

Ah, beware of snobbery; it is the unwelcome recognition of one's own past failings.

We have our factory, which is called a stage. We make a product, we color it, we title it and we ship it out in cans.

One pretends to do something, or copy someone or some teacher, until it can be done confidently and easily in what becomes one's own style

My father used to say, 'Let them see you and not the suit. That should be secondary.'

All it takes are a few simple outfits. And there's one secret - The Simpler The Better

Comedy holds the greatest risk for an actor, and laughter is the reward.

Sometimes angels rush in where fools fear to tread.

Do your job and demand your compensation - but in that order.

I began by acting like the person I wanted to be, and eventually I became that person.

I pretended to be somebody I wanted to be until finally I became that person. Or he became me.

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.

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.

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.

Destiny is not necessarily what we get out of life, but rather, what we give.