A biography for Hedy Lamarrhasn’t been written yet.
“I am a very good shot. I have hunted for every kind of animal. But I would never kill an animal during mating season.”
“I never go to funerals. To me a person is dead when he breathes for the last time. After that, your memories should be personal.”
“Jack Kennedy always said to me, Hedy, get involved. That's the secret of life. Try everything. Join everything. Meet everybody.”
“I enjoy countless hundreds pursuing me. I love those who love me the most. I am sort of flattered by men showing attention to me.”
“Any girl can be glamorous. All you have to do is stand still and look stupid.”
“Dates with actors, finally, just seemed to me evenings of shop talk. I got sick of it after a hile. So the more famous I became, the more I narrowed down my choices.”
“I often talked to Bing Crosby, and while I liked him, I never understood why he was so popular. To me his voice was just a gimmick.”
“I don't believe in life after death. But I do believe in some grinding destiny that watches over us on earth. If I didn't, the safety valve would give and the boiler would explode.”
“I've been an important star and lived a full life, yet I only hve three close friends. I guess that's all anyone can expect.”
“Experts always know everything but the fine points. When I took my citizenship exams, no one there knew how the White House came to be called the White House.”
“The public pays and feels it is entitled to participate in the personal affairs of a performer.”
“When I attained a certain advanced intimacy with a man, and I don't just mean sex, I married him.”
“I advise everybody not to save: spend your money. Most people save all their lives and leave it to somebody else. Money is to be enjoyed.”
“My mother always called me an ugly weed, so I never was aware of anything until I was older. Plain girls should have someone telling them they are beautiful. Sometimes this works miracles.”
“I'd rather wear jewels in my hair than anywhere else. The face should have the advantage of this brilliance.”
“Dirt makes a man look masculine. Let your hair blow in the wind, and all that. It's OK. All you have to do is look neat when you have to look neat.”
“Confidence is something you're born with. I know I had loads of it even at the age of 15.”
“The ceremony took six minutes. The marriage lasted about the same amount of time though we didn't get a divorce for almost a year.”
“I have never seen a wrestling match or prize fight, and I don't want to. When I find out a man is interested in these sports, I drop him.”
“All my six husbands married me for different reasons.”