A woman should be like a single flower, not a whole bouquet.
Anna Held
One does not re-light a dead cigarette.
I think the eyes flirt most. There are so many ways to use them.
Costumes and scenery alone will not attract audiences.
To put on a corset properly is as much of an art as to make a corset properly.
Charm them with your presence as soon as they look at you.
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.'
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.
We must go fast, because the race is against time.
For a married woman to flirt is a sin.
Some women flirt more with what they say, and some with what they do.
I read the papers every day just to discover if one mentions 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.
I want to see people turn and writhe; make them feel things they cannot see and sometimes do not know.
A woman must make her fortune before she is 30; or work after she is 30; or get married.
There is no disgrace in working. There was no silver spoon around at the time I was born.
It is quite lovely being single, and I much prefer it.
If I get married, I think I'd pick out a newspaperman rather than a millionaire. A newspaperman is a regular fellow.
Most women are indulgent of themselves. This is a mistake. It should be only the reward of old age.
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.
I was very adept at acquiring languages.
I wish to please the people, but I want to make them cry, perhaps. There, I have said it.
My little dog, he did not get ill. It is so funny that people get ill on a boat and dogs do not.
I do not care for the money, just for the glory.
I speak English, so I am no longer cute. My tongue itches for French.
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 given up trying to be happy. It is no use and leads to nothing.
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 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 know I am very beautiful.
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.
People look at me and look, but I do not care.
You'll never catch a man if you let him think you are too smart.
You instinctively discover how to entertain an audience.
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.
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 don't believe in hasty marriages.
I do not say anything from jealousy.
