Quotes by Anna Held

• It is quite lovely being single, and I much prefer it.
• One does not re-light a dead cigarette.
• No one ever tells us the truth, even those we love.
• 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.
• People look at me and look, but I do not care.
• To put on a corset properly is as much of an art as to make a corset properly.
• It is a temptation for me to wear all my rings at once.
• If I get married, I think I'd pick out a newspaperman rather than a millionaire. A newspaperman is a regular fellow.
• My little dog, he did not get ill. It is so funny that people get ill on a boat and dogs do not.
• 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.
• Some women flirt more with what they say, and some with what they do.
• There is no disgrace in working. There was no silver spoon around at the time I was born.
• We must go fast, because the race is against time.
• 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.
• You'll never catch a man if you let him think you are too smart.
• I wish to please the people, but I want to make them cry, perhaps. There, I have said it.
• 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.
• The more they applaud, the bigger your salary will be.
• I do not like vaudeville, but what can I do? It likes me.
• I have never known the time when I did not wear stays. My stays are part of me.
• 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.
• Charm them with your presence as soon as they look at you.
• Costumes and scenery alone will not attract audiences.
• For a married woman to flirt is a sin.
• 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.
• I do not care for the money, just for the glory.
• I do not say anything from jealousy.
• I let my personal feelings take care of themselves. I find that works better.
• I want to see people turn and writhe; make them feel things they cannot see and sometimes do not know.
• I think the eyes flirt most. There are so many ways to use them.
• I am very, very proud of my ability as a cook.
• I read the papers every day just to discover if one mentions Anna Held.
• I don't believe in hasty marriages.
• I know I am very beautiful.
• A woman must make her fortune before she is 30; or work after she is 30; or get married.
• I have given up trying to be happy. It is no use an leads to nothing.
• I was very adept at acquiring languages.
• I speak English, so I am no longer cute. My tongue itches for French.