Hedy Lamarr

Hedy Lamarr

26 quotes

Hedy Lamarr is an Austrian -American actress and inventor whose words have traveled far beyond their original audience. Whether reflecting on Women or Money, Hedy Lamarr brought uncommon clarity to every subject. Browse 34 quotes by Hedy Lamarr that cover ground from Women, Money, Marriage, Hope, and Funny. A line that stays with you: "American men, as a group, seem to be interested in only two things, money and breasts. It seems a very narrow outlook."

“If you use your imagination, you can look at any actress and see her nude... I hope to make you use your imagination.”

— Hedy Lamarr

Hope

All Quotes by Hedy Lamarr

“I advise everybody not to save: spend your money. Most people save all their lives and leave it to somebody else. Money is to be enjoyed.”

— Hedy Lamarr

Money

“I think women are concerned too much with their clothes. Men don't really care that much about women's clothes. If they like a girl, chances are they'll like her clothes.”

— Hedy Lamarr

Women

“I don't fear death because I don't fear anything I don't understand. When I start to think about it, I order a massage and it goes away.”

— Hedy Lamarr

Death

“One of my favorite people is Gypsy Rose Lee. She bears out the Biblical promise that he who has, gets. And I hope she gets a lot more.”

— Hedy Lamarr

Hope

“The ladder of success in Hollywood is usually a press agent, actor, director, producer, leading man and you are a star if you sleep with each of them in that order. Crude, but true.”

— Hedy Lamarr

Success

“Dates with actors, finally, just seemed to me evenings of shop talk. I got sick of it after a hile. So the more famous I became, the more I narrowed down my choices.”

— Hedy Lamarr

Famous

“If you use your imagination, you can look at any actress and see her nude... I hope to make you use your imagination.”

— Hedy Lamarr

Hope

“I've met the most interesting people while flying or on a boat. These methods of travel seem to attract the kind of people I want to be with.”

— Hedy Lamarr

Travel

“I have not been that wise. Health I have taken for granted. Love I have demanded, perhaps too much and too often. As for money, I have only realized its true worth when I didn't have it.”

— Hedy Lamarr

Health

“Perhaps my problem in marriage-and it is the problem of many women-was to want both intimacy and independence. It is a difficult line to walk, yet both needs are important to a marriage.”

— Hedy Lamarr

Marriage

“The ceremony took six minutes. The marriage lasted about the same amount of time though we didn't get a divorce for almost a year.”

— Hedy Lamarr

Marriage

“Any girl can be glamorous. All you have to do is stand still and look stupid.”

— Hedy Lamarr

Funny

“I find very often that very ugly women have really handsome men and vice versa because they don't have any competition. Sometimes handsome men have avoided me.”

— Hedy Lamarr

Women

“It's funny about men and women. Men pay in cash to get them and pay in cash to get rid of them. Women pay emotionally coming and going. Neither has it easy.”

— Hedy Lamarr

Funny

“Confidence is something you're born with. I know I had loads of it even at the age of 15.”

— Hedy Lamarr

Age

“Some men like a dull life - they like the routine of eating breakfast, going to work, coming home, petting the dog, watching TV, kissing the kids, and going to bed. Stay clear of it - it's often catching.”

— Hedy Lamarr

Home

“Analysis gave me great freedom of emotions and fantastic confidence. I felt I had served my time as a puppet.”

— Hedy Lamarr

Freedom

“American men, as a group, seem to be interested in only two things, money and breasts. It seems a very narrow outlook.”

— Hedy Lamarr

Money

“I have never seen a wrestling match or a prize fight, and I don't want to. When I find out a man is interested in these sports, I drop him.”

— Hedy Lamarr

Sports

“It is easier for women to succeed in business, the arts, and politics in America than in Europe.”

— Hedy Lamarr

Business