Compromise and tolerance are magic words. It took me 40 years to become philosophical.
HEDY LAMARRThat’s how it always is in the entertainment industry, your feet are always treading Jello.
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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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.
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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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If I had my way everyone would have a psychiatrist. When the brain is sick and you must throw up, you do it by being purged in a psychiatrist’s office.
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I am a very good shot. I have hunted for every kind of animal. But I would never kill an animal during mating season.
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I never go to funerals. To me a person is dead when he breathes for the last time. After that, your memories should be personal.
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I win because I learned years ago that scared money always loses. I never care, so I win.
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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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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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I’d rather wear jewels in my hair than anywhere else. The face should have the advantage of this brilliance.
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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.
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I often talked to Bing Crosby, and while I liked him, I never understood why he was so popular. To me his voice was just a gimmick.
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I remember all too well the premiere of Ecstasy when I watched my bare bottom bounce across the screen and my mother and father sat there in shock.
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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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Because you don’t live near a bakery doesn’t mean you have to go without cheesecake.
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