When I attained a certain advanced intimacy with a man, and I don’t just mean sex, I married him.
HEDY LAMARRMaking pictures, for an actress, is like betting, for a gambler. Each time you make a picture you try to analyze why you won or lost.
More Hedy Lamarr Quotes
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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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I was in constant demand, in my professional life and my personal life.
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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 win because I learned years ago that scared money always loses. I never care, so I win.
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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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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 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’d rather wear jewels in my hair than anywhere else. The face should have the advantage of this brilliance.
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It’s funny about men and women. Men pay in cash to get them and pay in cash to get rid of them. Women pay emotionally coming and going. Neither has it easy.
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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 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’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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Making pictures, for an actress, is like betting, for a gambler. Each time you make a picture you try to analyze why you won or lost.
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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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It is easier for women to succeed in business, the arts, and politics in America than in Europe.
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