Ingrid Bergman: Quotes & Facts

By Blago Kirov

This book is an anthology of 60 quotes from Ingrid Bergman and 106 selected facts about Ingrid Bergman. In DigitalDreamdoor's 100 Greatest Movie Actresses, Ingrid Bergman ranked third, only Katharine Hepburn and Meryl Streep topped her in the list.Ingrid Bergman has a type of rose named after her, called the Ingrid Bergman rose.Ingrid Bergman has no relation to Swedish director Ingmar Bergman, although the fact that his wife was also a Swedish actress named Ingrid Bergman.Her mother was German, her father was Swedish.Her mother, Friedel Bergman, died when Ingrid Bergman was only 3 years old and her father, Justus Bergman, died when she was 13.Her children convinced her to write her autobiography.Ingrid Bergman was fond of butter cookies.Frank Sinatra was a good friend of Ingrid Bergman.Ingrid Bergman was a good friend of author Ernest Hemingway, whom she called "Papa." He, in turn, called her "Daughter."During the making of 'Goodbye Again', Bergman's co-star, Anthony Perkins, who had an overwhelming fear of girls, was informed by friends that Ingrid Bergman was attracted to him, and thereafter he insisted that they were never alone when rehearsing love scenes.Her ashes were scattered at sea off the coast of Sweden. I was not beautiful. When I went to Hollywood the beauties were people like Joan Crawford, Hedy Lamarr, Loretta Young. They were incredibly glamorous. I was always the girl next door.Happiness is good health and a bad memory.I am no Sex-goddess but I haven't spent my life in a tree ...I have been an intermezzo in his life.I don't regret a thing I've done. I only regret the things I didn't do.A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous.Acting is the best medicine in the world - if you're not feeling well, it goes away because you are busy thinking about something that isn't yourself. We actors are very fortunate people.Be yourself. The world worships the original.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1508535930
• ISBN13: 9781508535935
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 34 Pages
• Weight: 0.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.1" x 5.5"