I was the shyest human ever invented, but I had a lion inside me that wouldn’t shut up! – 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
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
Time is shortening. But every day that I challenge this cancer and survive is a victory for me. – 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
I have grown up alone. I’ve taken care of myself. I worked, earned money and was independent at 18. – Ingrid Bergman
There are advantages to being a star though – you can always get a table in a full restaurant. – Ingrid Bergman
Never again! I can see no reason for marriage – ever at all. I’ve had it. Three times is enough. – 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
A kiss is a secret told to the mouth instead of the ear; kisses are the messengers of love and tenderness. – 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
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
A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous. – 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
