Hedy Lamarr

Actress and frequency-hopping inventor

Modern influential 138 sayings

Sayings by Hedy Lamarr

All creative people want to do the unexpected.

1940s — Interview
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I can excuse everything but boredom. Boring people don't have to stay that way.

1955 — Magazine interview
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The ladder of success in Hollywood is usually a press Press agent, press photographer, pressure.

1940s — Comment on Hollywood
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My face has been my misfortune. It is a mask I cannot remove. I must always live with it.

1966 — Autobiography
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A good film is when the price of the dinner, the theatre admission and the babysitter were worth it.

1950s — Interview about movies
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I know why most people never get rich. They put the money ahead of the job. If you just think of the job, the money will automatically follow.

1950s — Business advice
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I suppose I am a strange combination of logic and wild imagination.

1960s — Self-description
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People are unreasonable and illogical. That's what makes life interesting.

1950s — Philosophical remark
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The most complicated things in the world are often the simplest.

1940s — On inventing
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I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning how to sail my ship.

1950s — Personal philosophy
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I was born beautiful. It's like being born with a talent for science or math. But I didn't get to use my brains until later.

Unknown — Interview
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The world is full of people who are not as smart as they think they are.

Unknown — General observation
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I have been accused of being a woman of many husbands, but I am not.

Unknown — Reflecting on her marriages
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I enjoyed the money, but I never enjoyed the work.

Unknown — About her acting career
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I don't have to be a movie star. I can be a scientist.

Unknown — About her intelligence and aspirations
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I am a very shy person. I don't like to be in public.

Unknown — About her personality
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I'm a woman, so I'm always right.

Unknown — Humorous statement
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I never think of my looks. I am concerned with other things.

Unknown — About her focus
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To be a star, you have to be above average.

Unknown — About stardom
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I am not a slave to Hollywood. I am a free woman.

Unknown — About her independence
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