Quotes by Anna Held

About Anna Held:

Helene Anna Held was a Polish-born French stage performer and singer, most often associated with impresario Florenz Ziegfeld, her common-law husband.
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Most women are indulgent of themselves. This is a mistake. It should be only the reward of old age.

Anna Held

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.

Anna Held

Costumes and scenery alone will not attract audiences.

Anna Held

To put on a corset properly is as much of an art as to make a corset properly.

Anna Held

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

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.

Anna Held

Some women flirt more with what they say, and some with what they do.

Anna Held

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

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

Anna Held

I do not say anything from jealousy.

Anna Held

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

Anna Held

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

Anna Held

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

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

Anna Held

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

Anna Held

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

Anna Held

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

You'll never catch a man if you let him think you are too smart.

Anna Held

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

Anna Held

One does not re-light a dead cigarette.

Anna Held

Author Bio

  • NameAnna Held
  • DescriptionActress, singer
  • BornMarch 19, 1872
  • DiedAugust 12, 1918
  • CountryPoland
  • ProfessionActor; Singer