Hedy Lamarr Quotes

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Hedy Lamarr

Profession : Actress

Birth : November 9, 1914

Experts always know everything but the fine points. When I took my citizenship exams, no one there knew how the White House came to be called the White House.

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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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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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I appreciate subtlety. I have never enjoyed a kiss in front of the camera. There's nothing to it except not getting your lipstick smeared.

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I know when I'm working I seldom get into trouble. My educated guess is that boredom has caused most of the problems with Hollywood celebrities.

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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 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 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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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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Dates with actors, finally, just seemed to me evenings of shop talk. I got sick of it after a hile. So the more famous I became, the more I narrowed down my choices.

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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 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.

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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 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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Let any pretty girl announce a divorce in Hollywood and the wolves come running. Fresh meat for the beast, and they are always hungry.

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I must quit marrying men who feel inferior to me. Somewhere there must be a man who could be my husband and not feel inferior.

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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.

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I've been an important star and lived a full life, yet I only hve three close friends. I guess that's all anyone can expect.

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All my six husbands married me for different reasons.

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