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
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
If I get married, I think I’d pick out a newspaperman rather than a millionaire. A newspaperman is a regular fellow. – 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
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 wish to please the people, but I want to make them cry, perhaps. There, I have said it. – Anna Held
I want to see people turn and writhe; make them feel things they cannot see and sometimes do not know. – Anna Held
There is no disgrace in working. There was no silver spoon around at the time I was born. – Anna Held
Most women are indulgent of themselves. This is a mistake. It should be only the reward of old age. – 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
