Cary Grant
Cary Grant
Cary Grantwas a British-American actor, known as one of classic Hollywood's definitive leading men. He began a career in Hollywood in the early 1930s, and became known for his transatlantic accent, light-hearted approach to acting and comic timing, and debonair demeanor. He became an American citizen in 1942...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth18 January 1904
CityHorfield, England
CountryUnited States of America
If you want to be an actor, my advice is to learn your lines and don't bump into the other actors.
All it takes are a few simple outfits. And there's one secret - The Simpler The Better
Insanity runs in my family. It practically gallops.
When people tell you how young you look, they are also telling you how old you are.
My father used to say, 'Let them see you and not the suit. That should be secondary.'
Ah, beware of snobbery; it is the unwelcome recognition of one's own past failings.
I suppose you might call me the sophisticated type. I like to act with dialogue. Not with grunts.
The only really good thing about acting in movies is that there's no heavy lifting.
I acted like Cary Grant for so long that I became Cary Grant
I really am a happy, amusing fellow at heart. Trouble is I seem the only one left.
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.
I may not have married for very sound reasons, but money was the least of them.
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.
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.