I’m a sworn enemy of convention. I despise the conventional in anything, even the arts.
HEDY LAMARRAll my six husbands married me for different reasons.
More Hedy Lamarr Quotes
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That’s how it always is in the entertainment industry, your feet are always treading Jello.
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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 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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Hope & curiosity about the future seemed better than guarantees. The unknown was always so attractive to me, and still is.
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Dirt makes a man look masculine. Let your hair blow in the wind, and all that. It’s OK. All you have to do is look neat when you have to look neat.
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Films have a certain place in a certain time period. Technology is forever.
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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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It is easier for women to succeed in business, the arts, and politics in America than in Europe.
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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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All a woman needs is a good bath, clean clothes, and for her hair to be combed. These things she can do herself. I very seldom go to the hairdresser, but when I do, I just marvel.
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Most children turn out badly because they have the wrong parental image. This doesn’t mean their parents are criminal. It means they are boring and cruel.
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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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A good painting to me has always been like a friend. It keeps me company, comforts and inspires.
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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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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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