Top 50 Cary Grant Quotes (2025 Update)

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

— Cary Grant

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2. “There must be something between us, even if it’s only an ocean.”

— Cary Grant

3. “My formula for life is very simple: in the morning, wake up; at night, go to sleep. In between I try and occupy myself as best I can.”

— Cary Grant

4. “Probably no greater honor can come to any man than the respect of his colleagues.”

— Cary Grant

5. “When people tell you how young you look, they are also telling you how old you are.”

— Cary Grant

6. “There’s no point in being unhappy about growing older. Just think of the millions who have been denied the privilege.”

— Cary Grant

7. “Nature eventually has her own way, so perhaps the best procedure is to accept what old Mother Nature or God, if you will, dictates. Accept it and you’ll get along better.”

— Cary Grant

8. “It takes 500 small details to add up to one favorable impression.”

— Cary Grant

9. “It is the law of life that if you are kind to someone you feel happy. If you arecruel you are unhappy. And if you hurt someone, you will be hurt back.”

— Cary Grant

10. “Ah, beware of snobbery; it is the unwelcome recognition of one’s own past failings.”

— Cary Grant

11. “My father used to say, ‘Let them see you and not the suit. That should be secondary.’”

— Cary Grant

12. “Do your job and demand your compensation – but in that order.”

— Cary Grant

13. “Everyone wants to be Cary Grant. Even I want to be Cary Grant.”

— Cary Grant

14. “When I’m married I want to be single, and when I’m single I want to be married.”

— Cary Grant

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

— Cary Grant

16. “It’s better to buy one good pair of shoes than four cheap ones.”

— Cary Grant

17. “Divorce is a game played by lawyers.”

— Cary Grant

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

— Cary Grant

19. “There are only seven movie stars in the world whose name alone will induce American bankers to lend money for movie productions, and the only woman on the list is Ingrid Bergman.”

— Cary Grant

20. “Dying’s tough – but not as tough as comedy.”

— Cary Grant

21. “It’s important to know where you’ve come from so that you can know where you’re going. I probably chose my profession because I was seeking approval, adulation, admiration and affection.”

— Cary Grant

22. “All it takes are a few simple outfits. And there’s one secret – The Simpler The Better.”

— Cary Grant

23. “I acted like Cary Grant for so long that I became Cary Grant.”

— Cary Grant

24. “I think that making love is the best form of exercise.”

— Cary Grant

25. “We should all just smell well and enjoy ourselves more.”

— Cary Grant

26. “Simplicity, to me, has always been the essence of good taste.”

— Cary Grant

27. “You know I have about the same interest in jewelry as I have in politics, horse racing, modern poetry, and women who need weird excitement – none.”

— Cary Grant

28. “A shot of brandy can save your life, but a bottle of brandy can kill you.”

— Cary Grant

29. “Insanity runs in my family. It practically gallops.”

— Cary Grant

30. “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.”

— Cary Grant

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

— Cary Grant

32. “Sometimes angels rush in where fools fear to tread.”

— Cary Grant

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

— Cary Grant

34. “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.”

— Cary Grant

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

— Cary Grant

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

— Cary Grant

37. “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.”

— Cary Grant

38. “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.”

— Cary Grant

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

— Cary Grant

40. “I suppose you might call me the sophisticated type. I like to act with dialogue. Not with grunts.”

— Cary Grant

41. “If you want to be an actor, my advice is to learn your lines and don’t bump into the other actors.”

— Cary Grant

42. “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.”

— Cary Grant

43. “I really am a happy, amusing fellow at heart. Trouble is I seem the only one left.”

— Cary Grant

44. “I may not have married for very sound reasons, but money was the least of them.”

— Cary Grant

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

— Cary Grant

46. “Who is omnipotent or wise enough to decide each new standard of good taste? Or sensitivity?”

— Cary Grant

47. “I improve on misquotation.”

— Cary Grant

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

— Cary Grant

49. “I have no plans to write an autobiography, I will leave that to others. I’m sure they will turn me into a homosexual or a Nazi spy or something else.”

— Cary Grant

50. “One must always be careful with books and treasure them.”

— Cary Grant