I have not been that wise. Health I have taken for granted. Love I have demanded, perhaps too much and too often. As for money, I have only realized its true worth when I didn’t have it.
HEDY LAMARRMany people are target people. Once when Louis B. Mayer insulted me I poured a glass of water over his head.
More Hedy Lamarr Quotes
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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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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’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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I advise everybody not to save: spend your money. Most people save all their lives and leave it to somebody else. Money is to be enjoyed.
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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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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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The public pays and feels it is entitled to participate in the personal affairs of a performer.
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I have never seen a wrestling match or a prize fight, and I don’t want to. When I find out a man is interested in these sports, I drop him.
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I think women are concerned too much with their clothes. Men don’t really care that much about women’s clothes. If they like a girl, chances are they’ll like her clothes.
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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 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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All creative people want to do the unexpected.
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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 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 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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