Anna Held Quotes & Sayings

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

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

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. — Anna Held

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

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

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

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. — Anna Held

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

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. — Anna Held

I do not care for the money, just for the glory. — Anna Held

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. — Anna Held

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

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

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

You instinctively discover how to entertain an audience. — Anna Held

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

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

I don't believe in hasty marriages. — Anna Held

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. — Anna Held

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. — Anna Held

For a married woman to flirt is a sin. — Anna Held

One does not re-light a dead cigarette. — Anna Held

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

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

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. — Anna Held

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.' — Anna Held

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

I do not say anything from jealousy. — Anna Held

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

I know I am very beautiful. — Anna Held

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

I was very adept at acquiring languages. — Anna Held

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

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

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

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. — Anna Held

Costumes and scenery alone will not attract audiences. — Anna Held

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

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