“The film I most cared about was a flop. None But the Lonely Heart w…”

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“The film I most cared about was a flop. None But the Lonely Heart was the only time I played a character very near myself, a man unsure of himself, a drifter, a rake.”

Cary Grant · 1980 · interview · Toronto Star

On the picture that mattered most to him and earned least.

James Bawden interview, quoted in 'Cary Grant's Star Never Lost Its Glow,' Toronto Star, 1 December 1986, p.D1.

acting identity

On the same subject.

“I promised myself that I’ll only play in another picture if the role is really worthwhile.”
Cary Grant · 1961
“I’ve had a lot of fine offers, but I’m cautious. I’d rather make one good picture a year than three indifferent ones.”
Cary Grant · 1937
“I received only a sketchy education by most scholastic standards, lacked confidence and the courage to enjoy life, but on the screen seem to have successfully epitomized an informed, capable and happy man. A series of contradictions too evident to be coincidental.”
Cary Grant · 1963
“Everybody thinks I’m relaxed. I’m not relaxed at all. It’s a very hard-working profession, this acting business, when you do it as I do it.”
Cary Grant · 1971