Ingrid Bergman quotes

Ingrid Bergman was a Swedish actress celebrated for her luminous performances in both European and Hollywood cinema. Her roles in films such as "Casablanca" and "Notorious" made her an enduring icon of classic film. She won multiple Academy Awards for her talent and versatility. Here are 32 of her quotes:

A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous. (Ingrid Bergman)

Be yourself. The world worships the original.

Ingrid Bergman

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.

Ingrid Bergman

I was the shyest human ever invented, but I had a lion inside me that wouldn't shut up!

Ingrid Bergman

Happiness is good health and a bad memory.

Ingrid Bergman

It is not whether you really cry. It's whether the audience thinks you are crying.

Ingrid Bergman

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.

Ingrid Bergman

I made so many films which were more important, but the only one people ever want to talk about is that one with Bogart.

Ingrid Bergman

I've never sought success in order to get fame and money it's the talent and the passion that count in success.

Ingrid Bergman

I don't think anyone has the right to intrude in your life, but they do. I would like people to separate the actress and the woman.

Ingrid Bergman

There are advantages to being a star though - you can always get a table in a full restaurant. (Ingrid Bergman)

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

Ingrid Bergman

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

Ingrid Bergman

Never again! I can see no reason for marriage - ever at all. I've had it. Three times is enough.

Ingrid Bergman

You must train your intuition -- you must trust the small voice inside you which tells you exactly what to say, what to decide.

Ingrid Bergman

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

Ingrid Bergman

my life has been wonderful. I have done what I felt like. I was given courage and I was given adventure and that has carried me along. And then also a sense of humor and a little bit of common sense. It has been a very rich life.

Ingrid Bergman

Cancer victims who don't accept their fate, who don't learn to live with it, will only destroy what little time they have left.

Ingrid Bergman

Success is getting what you want; happiness is wanting what you get.

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.

Ingrid Bergman

Time is shortening. But every day that I challenge this cancer and survive is a victory for me. (Ingrid Bergman)

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.

Ingrid Bergman

I've gone from saint to whore and back to saint again, all in one lifetime.

Ingrid Bergman

I hope I never get so old I get religious.

Ingrid Bergman

Getting old is like climbing a mountain; you get a little out of breath, but the view is much better!

Ingrid Bergman

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Ingrid Bergman

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Occupation: Swedish Actress
Born: August 29, 1915
Died: August 29, 1982
Quotes count: 32
Wikipedia: Ingrid Bergman

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