Ingrid Bergman- In Her Own Words

“The doctor says I am brave. I am not brave. I am simply unwilling to live a lie. I would rather be hated for who I am than loved for who I am not.”

“June 12th, 1975. London. The morphine makes the lines blurry. I read my diary from 1942. That girl had so much energy. She was terrified of everything, but she did it anyway. I want to be her again. But my body is a traitor now.” Ingrid Bergman- In Her Own Words

The conventional narrative states that David O. Selznick "discovered" Bergman and brought her to America. In her own words, however, the journey was far more aggressive and deliberate. “The doctor says I am brave

She was the original modern woman of cinema: fiercely private yet longing to be understood. The world saw a saintly ice queen; she saw a restless soul who loved messy kitchens, uncombed hair, and the smell of Swedish summers. “I was the shyest human being in Hollywood,” she once wrote, “but I played bold women.” I would rather be hated for who I

“They want me to screen test. They say I have the wrong name, the wrong height, the wrong eyebrows. They want me to pluck them. I wrote back: ‘No. I would rather go back to the Royal Dramatic Theatre than change my face.’”