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

“I pretended to be somebody I wanted to be and I finally became that person. Or he became me. Or we met at some point.”

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

“Once told by an interviewer, "Everybody would like to be Cary Grant," Grant is said to have replied, "So would I.”

“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.”

“Whether it was the power of suggestion or whether her eyes really hadn't deceived her, I began noticing too that my face was occasionally going rogue the rest of the afternoon, smiling when I had little reason to smile. Maybe my facial nerves were developing a neurological condition; I resolved to keep a close eye on it.”

“I look at life as a gift of God. Now that he wants it back I have no right to complain.”