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