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.
HEDY LAMARRConfidence is something you’re born with. I know I had loads of it even at the age of 15.
More Hedy Lamarr Quotes
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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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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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That’s how it always is in the entertainment industry, your feet are always treading Jello.
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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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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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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.
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All creative people want to do the unexpected.
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Jack Kennedy always said to me, Hedy, get involved. That’s the secret of life. Try everything. Join everything. Meet everybody.
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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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Any girl can be glamorous. All you have to do is stand still and look stupid.
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I can excuse everything but boredom. Boring people don’t have to stay that way.
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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 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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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’d rather wear jewels in my hair than anywhere else. The face should have the advantage of this brilliance.
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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 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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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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I’m a sworn enemy of convention. I despise the conventional in anything, even the arts.
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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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A good painting to me has always been like a friend. It keeps me company, comforts and inspires.
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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 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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Confidence is something you’re born with. I know I had loads of it even at the age of 15.
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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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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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