Anna Held's Quotes

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

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

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

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

No one could possibly look all the time like my photographs. It is dreadfully hard to live up to them. They stare at me everywhere.

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

One does not re-light a dead cigarette.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

You instinctively discover how to entertain an audience.

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.

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

For a married woman to flirt is a sin.

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

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.

Costumes and scenery alone will not attract audiences.

I do not say anything from jealousy.

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

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