Grace Jones

I was skinny as a rail and had high cheekbones and a very interesting face - or so I was told. ”

If people think I'm angry, I don't want to burst anybody's bubble. I like sometimes for people to be afraid of me. But it's not really anger; it's discipline. ”

I am an actress first, a singer second. ”

I'm not a rock star; I'm a soft person. ”

I don't collaborate. You're born alone, you die alone, you get on stage alone. ”

I've had more misrepresentations than I can handle, and people have told the wickedest lies about me. A lot of them have taken their frustrations out on me, and I don't like that because it can wound. Not necessarily me, but those around me. Journalists can be so bad. ”

I'm not as impatient as I used to be. I used to hit people if I didn't like what they were saying. Just lash out. 'Bam - shut up! Hahahah!' I was terrible. ”

My husband used to shout at my mother, 'What is wrong with your daughter? I'm married to a man.' ”

I don't think 'pop' should mean that you had no talent. ”

I never thought I was going to be a singer. That was an accident. ”