Hedy Lamarr quotes

Hedy Lamarr, born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler, was an iconic Austrian-American actress and inventor. Her mesmerizing beauty captivated audiences during the Golden Age of Hollywood. But beyond her acting prowess, Lamarr was a brilliant scientist who co-invented frequency-hopping spread spectrum technology during World War II. This pioneering invention laid the foundation for modern Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and GPS systems. Hedy Lamarr's remarkable legacy continues to inspire generations, reminding us that beauty and intellect can harmoniously coexist.

I appreciate subtlety. I have never enjoyed a kiss in front of the camera. There's nothing to it except not getting your lipstick smeared.

- Hedy Lamarr

Mr. DeMille's theory of sexual difference was that marriage is an artificial state for women. The want to be taken, ruled, raped. That was his theory.

- Hedy Lamarr

I was in constant demand, in my professional life and my personal life.

- Hedy Lamarr

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.

- Hedy Lamarr

Making pictures, for an actress, is like betting, for a gambler. Each time you make a picture you try to analyze why you won or lost.

- Hedy Lamarr

I am a very good shot. I have hunted for every kind of animal. But I would never kill an animal during mating season.

- Hedy Lamarr

All creative people want to do the unexpected.

- Hedy Lamarr

If I were to name my favorite pastime, I'd have to say talking about myself. I love it and I think most other people do too. We need, people like us, more listeners and less talkers.

- Hedy Lamarr

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.

- Hedy Lamarr

Lawyers know how to take isolated complaints in a divorce case and build them into one big one.

- Hedy Lamarr

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.

- Hedy Lamarr

I remember all too well the premiere of Ecstasy when I watched my bare bottom bounce across the screen and my mother and father sat there in shock.

- Hedy Lamarr

I don't fear death because I don't fear anything I don't understand. When I start to think about it, I order a massage and it goes away.

- Hedy Lamarr

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.

- Hedy Lamarr

I have always felt that if a man gives you a solid gold key to his door he is entitled to the courtesy of a visit.

- Hedy Lamarr

I've met the most interesting people while flying or on a boat. These methods of travel seem to attract the kind of people I want to be with.

- Hedy Lamarr

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.

- Hedy Lamarr

Some men like a dull life - they like the routine of eating breakfast, going to work, coming home, petting the dog, watching TV, kissing the kids, and going to bed. Stay clear of it - it's often catching.

- Hedy Lamarr

Confidence is something you're born with. I know I had loads of it even at the age of 15.

- Hedy Lamarr

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.

- Hedy Lamarr

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. This never fails.

- Hedy Lamarr

One of my favorite people is Gypsy Rose Lee. She bears out the Biblical promise that he who has, gets. And I hope she gets a lot more.

- Hedy Lamarr

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.

- Hedy Lamarr

Any girl can be glamorous. All you have to do is stand still and look stupid.

- Hedy Lamarr

Because you don't live near a bakery doesn't mean you have to go without cheesecake.

- Hedy Lamarr

Analysis gave me great freedom of emotions and fantastic confidence. I felt I had served my time as a puppet.

- Hedy Lamarr

The public pays and feels it is entitled to participate in the personal affairs of a performer.

- Hedy Lamarr

To be a star is to own the world and all the people in it. After a taste of stardom, everything else is poverty.

- Hedy Lamarr

American men, as a group, seem to be interested in only two things, money and breasts. It seems a very narrow outlook.

- Hedy Lamarr

I have not been that wise. Health I have taken for granted. Love I have demanded, perhaps too much and too often. As for money, I have only realized its true worth when I didn't have it.

- Hedy Lamarr