I was in constant demand, in my professional life and my personal life.
HEDY LAMARRMr. 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.
More Hedy Lamarr Quotes
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All my six husbands married me for different reasons.
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My mother always called me an ugly weed, so I never was aware of anything until I was older. Plain girls should have someone telling them they are beautiful. Sometimes this works miracles.
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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’ve been an important star and lived a full life, yet I only have three close friends. I guess that’s all anyone can expect.
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A good painting to me has always been like a friend. It keeps me company, comforts and inspires.
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I must quit marrying men who feel inferior to me. Somewhere there must be a man who could be my husband and not feel inferior.
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Confidence is something you’re born with. I know I had loads of it even at the age of 15.
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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.
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Any girl can be glamorous. All you have to do is stand still and look stupid.
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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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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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American men, as a group, seem to be interested in only two things, money and breasts. It seems a very narrow outlook.
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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.
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All creative people want to do the unexpected.
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Men are most virile and most attractive between the ages of 35 and 55. Under 35 a man has too much to learn, and I don’t have time to teach him.
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