Quotes by

Hedy Lamarr

I think women are concerned too much with their clothes. Men dont really care that much about womens clothes. If they like a girl, chances are theyll like her clothes. – Hedy Lamarr

I find very often that very ugly women have really handsome men and vice versa because they dont have any competition. Sometimes handsome men have avoided me. – Hedy Lamarr

Ive met the most interesting people while flying or on a boat. These methods of travel seem to attract the kind of people I want to be with. – Hedy Lamarr

I have never seen a wrestling match or a prize fight, and I dont want to. When I find out a man is interested in these sports, I drop him. – Hedy Lamarr

Mr. DeMilles theory of sexual difference was that marriage is an artificial state for women. The want to be taken, ruled, raped. That was his theory. – Hedy Lamarr

The ceremony took six minutes. The marriage lasted about the same amount of time though we didnt get a divorce for almost a year. – Hedy Lamarr

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 – its often catching. – Hedy Lamarr

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 didnt have it. – Hedy Lamarr

Its 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. – Hedy Lamarr

I dont believe in life after death. But I do believe in some grinding destiny that watches over us on earth. If I didnt, the safety valve would give and the boiler would explode. – Hedy Lamarr

I dont fear death because I dont fear anything I dont understand. When I start to think about it, I order a massage and it goes away. – Hedy Lamarr

Confidence is something youre born with. I know I had loads of it even at the age of 15. – Hedy Lamarr

The ladder of success in Hollywood is usually a press agent, actor, director, producer, leading man and you are a star if you sleep with each of them in that order. Crude, but true. – Hedy Lamarr

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. – Hedy Lamarr

American men, as a group, seem to be interested in only two things, money and breasts. It seems a very narrow outlook. – Hedy Lamarr

I know why most people never get rich. They put the money ahead of the job. If you just think of the job, the money will automatically follow. This never fails. – Hedy Lamarr

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. – Hedy Lamarr

If you use your imagination, you can look at any actress and see her nude… I hope to make you use your imagination. – Hedy Lamarr

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. – Hedy Lamarr

Any girl can be glamorous. All you have to do is stand still and look stupid. – Hedy Lamarr