“Ah, beware of snobbery; it is the unwelcome recognition of one’s ow…” — Cary Grant, 1963

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“Ah, beware of snobbery; it is the unwelcome recognition of one’s own past failings.”

Cary Grant · 1963 · interview

On class and the Bristol boyhood he never disguised.

Widely circulated aphorism attributed to Grant; the original dated publication has not been established.

On the same subject.

“Anyone can do well... It’s all out there waiting for you to take. But first you must reach out and get it. You must work for your riches. You cannot expect it to fall into your lap.”
Cary Grant · 1964
“I was born in the provincial city of Bristol, England, but have avidly frequented the brightest capitals of the world ever since, and now keep a permanent residence in the so-called, though misnamed, glamour capital of Hollywood.”
Cary Grant · 1963
“My father made no more than a modest living and we had little money. Yet today I am considered, except among the wealthy, to be wealthy.”
Cary Grant · 1963
“Everybody thinks I’m relaxed. I’ve spent my whole life tense.”
Cary Grant