Ingrid Bergman

Actress

1915-08-29

Quotes by Ingrid Bergman

• I remember one day sitting at the pool and suddenly the tears were streaming down my cheeks. Why was I so unhappy? I had success. I had security. But it wasn't enough. I was exploding inside.

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• There are advantages to being a star though - you can always get a table in a full restaurant.

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• Until 45 I can play a woman in love. After 55 I can play grandmothers. But between those ten years, it is difficult for an actress.

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• A kiss is a secret told to the mouth instead of the ear; kisses are the messengers of love and tenderness.

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• If you took acting away from me, I'd stop breathing.

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• I can do everything with ease on the stage, whereas in real life I feel too big and clumsy. So I didn't choose acting. It chose me.

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• I have grown up alone. I've taken care of myself. I worked, earned money and was independent at 18.

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• I have no regrets. I wouldn't have lived my life the way I did if I was going to worry about what people were going to say.

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• Be yourself. The world worships the original.

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• Happiness is good health and a bad memory.

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• A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous.

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