Anna Held quotes:

I hadn't even dreamed of getting another Academy Award, and there I was unhappy in my private life and miserable, i remember Clifford Odets drove me three times around the Biltmore, where the Oscars were given out, because I was so full of tears.

I speak English, so I am no longer cute. My tongue itches for French.

How many women have the courage to start properly with a cold, cold bath early in the morning? I jump in, throw the water, cold as ice, and after the first plunge I am happy.

Some women flirt more with what they say, and some with what they do.

At home in Paris I take a milk bath two times a week, but here on the road it is more difficult. I miss them.

I read the papers every day just to discover if one mentions Anna Held.

For a married woman to flirt is a sin.

People look at me and look, but I do not care.

I do not say anything from jealousy.

The more they applaud, the bigger your salary will be.

Charm them with your presence as soon as they look at you.

My little dog, he did not get ill. It is so funny that people get ill on a boat and dogs do not.

I think the eyes flirt most. There are so many ways to use them.

I have given up trying to be happy. It is no use an leads to nothing.

I do not like vaudeville, but what can I do? It likes me.

Please do not ask me to talk about my divorce. Mr. Ziegfeld and I are such very good friends. It is only a little matter quite between ourselves.

We must go fast, because the race is against time.

One does not re-light a dead cigarette.

You instinctively discover how to entertain an audience.

I let my personal feelings take care of themselves. I find that works better.

I have given up trying to be happy. It is no use and leads to nothing.

A woman should be like a single flower, not a whole bouquet.

Yes, I am seeking a husband. As soon as the right man asks me, I shall say, 'It is not good for a woman to live alone.'

Costumes and scenery alone will not attract audiences.

It is quite lovely being single, and I much prefer it.

There is no disgrace in working. There was no silver spoon around at the time I was born.

Most women are indulgent of themselves. This is a mistake. It should be only the reward of old age.

If I get married, I think I'd pick out a newspaperman rather than a millionaire. A newspaperman is a regular fellow.

To put on a corset properly is as much of an art as to make a corset properly.

I was very adept at acquiring languages.

Whatever success I may have attained is due to the fact that since I was old enough to work at all, my ambition has never deserted me.

I don't believe in hasty marriages.

No one ever tells us the truth, even those we love.

I do not care for the money, just for the glory.

It is a temptation for me to wear all my rings at once.

I am very, very proud of my ability as a cook.

I don't want to get married, and I don't want to work after I'm 30, so I must manage my fortune somehow in the next seven years.

A woman must make her fortune before she is 30; or work after she is 30; or get married.

I know I am very beautiful.

I want to see people turn and writhe; make them feel things they cannot see and sometimes do not know.

I wish to please the people, but I want to make them cry, perhaps. There, I have said it.

An idea is our visual reaction to something seen - in real life, in our memory, in our imagination, in our dreams.

Yes, I am seeking a husband. As soon as the right man asks me, I shall say, It is not good for a woman to live alone.

I have never known the time when I did not wear stays. My stays are part of me.

It is all very well for so-called sensible people to recommend flat heels and short skirts, but most of us prefer not to be sensible.

You'll never catch a man if you let him think you are too smart.