Anna Held Quotes

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

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

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.

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

I do not say anything from jealousy.

I know I am very beautiful.

You instinctively discover how to entertain an audience.

For a married woman to flirt is a sin.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

Costumes and scenery alone will not attract audiences.

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.

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.

I don't believe in hasty marriages.

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

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

I was very adept at acquiring languages.

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

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

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

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