Ah, beware of snobbery; it is the unwelcome recognition of one's own past failings.
Divorce is a game played by lawyers.
Do your job and demand your compensation - but in that order.
Everyone wants to be Cary Grant. Even I want to be Cary Grant.
I improve on misquotation.
I pretended to be somebody I wanted to be until finally I became that person. Or he became me.
I think that making love is the best form of exercise.
Insanity runs in my family. It practically gallops.
My father used to say, 'Let them see you and not the suit. That should be secondary.'
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 succeed with the opposite sex, tell her you're impotent. She can't wait to disprove it.
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.
When people tell you how young you look, they are telling you how old you are.
Cary was named the 2nd greatest Male Lead Actor, behind Humphrey Bogart, by the American Film Institute on June 16, 1999.
Cary turned down the role of Professor David Pollack in Arabesque (1966) even though the part had been written for him.
Cary turned down the role of James Bond in Dr. No (1962), saying he was too old to play the part, being 58 at the time.
Cary has a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame at 1610 Vine Street.
Cary refused the role of Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady (1964), promising he'd never watch the movie unless Rex Harrison repeated his stage role.
Other jobs Cary had before acting included acrobat, advertising, juggler, and lifeguard.
Cary was nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Actor In A Musical Or Comedy four times, for the following films: Indiscreet (1958) Operation Petticoat (1959) That Touch of Mink (1962) Charade (1963)
Cary was the first Hollywood actor to go freelance; after his contract ran out without MGM, he offered to work for any studio that offered him parts he liked.
Cary was featured on a 37? commemorative postage stamp from the U.S. Post Office in the Legends of Hollywood series, issued on October 15, 2002.
Cary took the role of Roger Thornhill in in Alfred Hitchcock's film North By Northwest (1959) after James Stewart turned it down. Stewart had taken a role of Cary's earlier after Grant turned it down, in Rope (1948), also directed by Hitchcock.
Cary shared a beach house with fellow actor Randolph Scott, for 12 years, after meeting him on the set of Hot Saturday (1932).
Cary Grant appeared in over 75 films during his career.
Cary Grant created his own production company, Grantley Productions, in the 1950s. The company produced many films including Indiscreet and That Touch of Mink.
Ian Fleming modeled the James Bond character partially with Grant in mind.
According to Cary Grant his daughter, Jennifer, was his best production.
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