All my six husbands married me for different reasons.
HEDY LAMARROne 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.
More Hedy Lamarr Quotes
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I was born an only child in Vienna, Austria. My father found hours to sit by me by the library fire and tell fairy stories.
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I have always felt that if a man gives you a solid gold key to his door he is entitled to the courtesy of a visit.
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I’m fifty-one years old, but I’m not through yet. I have lived a full life, and intend packing in quite a lot more.
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I don’t have any gnawing guilt over contributing to any unhappiness suffered by my husbands. They were as much to blame as I was.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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If I were to name my favorite pastime, I’d have to say talking about myself. I love it and I think most other people do too. We need, people like us, more listeners and less talkers.
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It is easier for women to succeed in business, the arts, and politics in America than in Europe.
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I would tell anyone who wants something from someone else to feign not wanting it. People are perverse. If you show great affection to them, they’ll run the other way.
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To be a star is to own the world and all the people in it. After a taste of stardom, everything else is poverty.
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I’d rather wear jewels in my hair than anywhere else. The face should have the advantage of this brilliance.
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If you use your imagination, you can look at any actress and see her nude… I hope to make you use your imagination.
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Let any pretty girl announce a divorce in Hollywood and the wolves come running. Fresh meat for the beast, and they are always hungry.
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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.
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I can excuse everything but boredom. Boring people don’t have to stay that way.
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I’m a sworn enemy of convention. I despise the conventional in anything, even the arts.
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Many people are target people. Once when Louis B. Mayer insulted me I poured a glass of water over his head.
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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.
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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.
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All creative people want to do the unexpected.
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Experts always know everything but the fine points. When I took my citizenship exams, no one there knew how the White House came to be called the White House.
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Lawyers know how to take isolated complaints in a divorce case and build them into one big one.
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I know when I’m working I seldom get into trouble. My educated guess is that boredom has caused most of the problems with Hollywood celebrities.
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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.
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Because you don’t live near a bakery doesn’t mean you have to go without cheesecake.
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