Confidence is something you're born with. I know I had loads of it even at the age of 15. Hedy Lamarr on age
A good painting to me has always been like a friend. It keeps me company, comforts and inspires. Hedy Lamarr on art
My mother always called me an ugly weed, so I never was aware of anything until I was older. Plain girls should have someone telling them they are beautiful. Sometimes this works miracles. Hedy Lamarr on beauty
It is easier for women to succeed in business, the arts, and politics in America than in Europe. Hedy Lamarr on business
I am not ashamed to say that no man I ever met was my father's equal, and I never loved any other man as much. Hedy Lamarr on dad
I don't fear death because I don't fear anything I don't understand. When I start to think about it, I order a massage and it goes away. Hedy Lamarr on death
I don't believe in life after death. But I do believe in some grinding destiny that watches over us on earth. If I didn't, the safety valve would give and the boiler would explode. Hedy Lamarr on death
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. Hedy Lamarr on famous
I don't fear death because I don't fear anything I don't understand. When I start to think about it, I order a massage and it goes away. Hedy Lamarr on fear
Analysis gave me great freedom of emotions and fantastic confidence. I felt I had served my time as a puppet. Hedy Lamarr on freedom
Any girl can be glamorous. All you have to do is stand still and look stupid. Hedy Lamarr on funny
It's funny about men and women. Men pay in cash to get them and pay in cash to get rid of them. Women pay emotionally coming and going. Neither has it easy. Hedy Lamarr on funny
A good painting to me has always been like a friend. It keeps me company, comforts and inspires. Hedy Lamarr on good
I have not been that wise. Health I have taken for granted. Love I have demanded, perhaps too much and too often. As for money, I have only realized its true worth when I didn't have it. Hedy Lamarr on health
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. Hedy Lamarr on home
One of my favorite people is Gypsy Rose Lee. She bears out the Biblical promise that he who has, gets. And I hope she gets a lot more. Hedy Lamarr on hope
If you use your imagination, you can look at any actress and see her nude... I hope to make you use your imagination. Hedy Lamarr on hope
If you use your imagination, you can look at any actress and see her nude... I hope to make you use your imagination. Hedy Lamarr on imagination
Mr. DeMille's theory of sexual difference was that marriage is an artificial state for women. The want to be taken, ruled, raped. That was his theory. Hedy Lamarr on marriage
Perhaps my problem in marriage-and it is the problem of many women-was to want both intimacy and independence. It is a difficult line to walk, yet both needs are important to a marriage. Hedy Lamarr on marriage