Top 33 Anna Held Quotes

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

I do not say anything from jealousy.

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

I know I am very beautiful.

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

I was very adept at acquiring languages.

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

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.

I don’t believe in hasty marriages.

For a married woman to flirt is a sin.

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

One does not re-light a dead cigarette.

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

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

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

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

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

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.’

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

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

You instinctively discover how to entertain an audience.

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

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

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

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