Inspirational Quotations

Inspirational Quotes by Ingrid Bergman (Swedish Actress)

Ingrid Bergman (1915–82) was a Swedish stage and film actress known for her exceptional talent and significant contributions to cinema. She achieved worldwide fame and became one of her era’s most acclaimed and beloved stars.

Born in Stockholm, Bergman developed a passion for acting at a young age. She received her education at the Royal Dramatic Theatre School in Stockholm and débuted professionally in 1935.

Bergman’s breakthrough came when she starred in the Swedish film Intermezzo (1936,) which grabbed the attention of Hollywood. Her career in Hollywood skyrocketed with remarkable performances in films such as Casablanca (1942,) Gaslight (1944,) and Notorious (1946.) She received numerous accolades throughout her career, including three Academy Awards for Best Actress, making her one of the most decorated actors in Oscar history.

While enjoying professional success, Bergman faced personal controversy when she engaged in an extramarital affair with Italian director Roberto Rossellini. This scandal caused a temporary setback in her career. Still, she ultimately made a triumphant comeback, delivering exceptional performances in films like Anastasia (1956) and Autumn Sonata (1978.)

Her autobiography is Ingrid Bergman: My Story (1980.) Notable biographies about her include Charlotte Chandler’s Ingrid Bergman: A Personal Biography (2007) and Aleksandra Ziolkowska-Boehm’s comprehensive Ingrid Bergman: A Biography (2007.)

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Time is shortening. But every day that I challenge this cancer and survive is a victory for me.
—Ingrid Bergman
Topics: Adversity, Cancer

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
Topics: Success, Talent

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

We walk in circles, so limited by our own anxieties that we can no longer distinguish between true and false, between the gangster’s whim and the purest ideal
—Ingrid Bergman
Topics: Anxiety

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
Topics: Unhappiness

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

I do not know how to kiss, or I would kiss you. Where do the noses go?
—Ingrid Bergman
Topics: Kiss

Happiness is good health and a bad memory.
—Ingrid Bergman
Topics: Memory, Happiness

A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous.
—Ingrid Bergman
Topics: Kisses, Love, Kissing

It is not whether you really cry. It’s whether the audience thinks you are crying.
—Ingrid Bergman
Topics: Actors, Audiences, Acting

If you took acting away from me, I’d stop breathing.
—Ingrid Bergman
Topics: Acting

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
Topics: Cancer

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