“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.”
Famous
“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.”
HealthAll Quotes by Hedy Lamarr
“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.”
Funny“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.”
Sports“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.”
Success“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.”
Women“American men, as a group, seem to be interested in only two things, money and breasts. It seems a very narrow outlook.”
Money“It is easier for women to succeed in business, the arts, and politics in America than in Europe.”
Business“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.”
Marriage“Mr. DeMille's theory of sexual difference was that marriage is an artificial state for women. The want to be taken, ruled, raped. That was his theory.”
Marriage“Analysis gave me great freedom of emotions and fantastic confidence. I felt I had served my time as a puppet.”
Freedom“Any girl can be glamorous. All you have to do is stand still and look stupid.”
Funny“I am not ashamed to say that no man I ever met was my father's equal, and I never loved any other man as much.”
Dad“A good painting to me has always been like a friend. It keeps me company, comforts and inspires.”
Art“I don't believe in life after death. But I do believe in some grinding destiny that watches over us on earth. If I didn't, the safety valve would give and the boiler would explode.”
Death“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.”
Travel“I know why most people never get rich. They put the money ahead of the job. If you just think of the job, the money will automatically follow. This never fails.”
Money“Confidence is something you're born with. I know I had loads of it even at the age of 15.”
Age“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.”
Health“If you use your imagination, you can look at any actress and see her nude... I hope to make you use your imagination.”
Hope“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.”
Women