I said, "I don't think I can give you that kind of emotion." And he [Hitchcock] sat there and said, "Ingrid, fake it!" Well, that was the best advice I've had in my whole life, because in all the years to come there were many directors who gave me what I thought were quite impossible instructions and many difficult things to do, and just when I was on the verge of starting to argue with them, I heard his voice coming to me through the air saying, "Ingrid, fake it!" It saved a lot of unpleasant situations and waste of time.
Be yourself. The world worships the original. - Ingrid Bergman
Be yourself. The world worships the original.
- Ingrid Bergman
Getting old is like climbing a mountain; you get a little out of breath, but the view is much better! - Ingrid Bergman
Getting old is like climbing a mountain; you get a little out of breath, but the view is much better!
A kiss is a secret told to the mouth instead of the ear; kisses are the messengers of love and tenderness. - Ingrid Bergman
A kiss is a secret told to the mouth instead of the ear; kisses are the messengers of love and tenderness.
I was the shyest human ever invented, but I had a lion inside me that wouldn't shut up. - Ingrid Bergman
I was the shyest human ever invented, but I had a lion inside me that wouldn't shut up.
Time is shortening. But every day that I challenge this cancer and survive is a victory for me. - Ingrid Bergman
Time is shortening. But every day that I challenge this cancer and survive is a victory for me.
The first time an autograph hunter told me, 'You are my mother's favorite actress,' I aged twenty years. - Ingrid Bergman
The first time an autograph hunter told me, 'You are my mother's favorite actress,' I aged twenty years.
On acting to daughter Isabella Rossellini: Keep it simple. Make a blank face and the music and the story will fill it in. - Ingrid Bergman
On acting to daughter Isabella Rossellini: Keep it simple. Make a blank face and the music and the story will fill it in.
I don't worry about it because we are all growing old. If I were the only one I would worry. But we're all in the same boat, and all of my friends ar… - Ingrid Bergman
I don't worry about it because we are all growing old. If I were the only one I would worry. But we're all in the same boat, and all of my friends ar…
A kiss is a lovely trick to stop speech. - Ingrid Bergman
A kiss is a lovely trick to stop speech.
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