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.
Anna Held
6
I am very, very proud of my ability as a cook.
Anna Held
7
I do not care for the money, just for the glory.
Anna Held
8
I do not like vaudeville, but what can I do? It likes me.
Anna Held
I speak English, so I am no longer cute. My tongue itches for French.
Anna Held
16
I was very adept at acquiring languages.
Anna Held
17
I wish to please the people, but I want to make them cry, perhaps. There, I have said it.
Anna Held
18
If I get married, I think I'd pick out a newspaperman rather than a millionaire. A newspaperman is a regular fellow.
Anna Held
19
It is a temptation for me to wear all my rings at once.
Anna Held
20
It is quite lovely being single, and I much prefer it.
Anna Held
21
Most women are indulgent of themselves. This is a mistake. It should be only the reward of old age.
Anna Held
22
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.
Anna Held
23
No one ever tells us the truth, even those we love.
Anna Held
24
People look at me and look, but I do not care.
Anna Held
25
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.
Anna Held
26
Some women flirt more with what they say, and some with what they do.
Anna Held
27
The more they applaud, the bigger your salary will be.
Anna Held
28
There is no disgrace in working. There was no silver spoon around at the time I was born.
Anna Held
29
We must go fast, because the race is against time.
Anna Held
30
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.
Anna Held
31
You instinctively discover how to entertain an audience.
Anna Held
32
You'll never catch a man if you let him think you are too smart.
Anna Held
