I know I am very beautiful.

- Anna Held

I do not like vaudeville, but what can I do? It likes me.

- Anna Held

I want to see people turn and writhe; make them feel things they cannot see and sometimes do not know.

- Anna Held

I speak English, so I am no longer cute. My tongue itches for French.

- Anna Held

I was very adept at acquiring languages.

- Anna Held

Most women are indulgent of themselves. This is a mistake. It should be only the reward of old age.

- Anna Held

People look at me and look, but I do not care.

- Anna Held

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

- Anna Held

You instinctively discover how to entertain an audience.

- 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

I read the papers every day just to discover if one mentions Anna Held.

- Anna Held

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

- Anna Held

I don't believe in hasty marriages.

- Anna Held

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

- Anna Held

I am very, very proud of my ability as a cook.

- Anna Held

Charm them with your presence as soon as they look at you.

- 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

It is quite lovely being single, and I much prefer it.

- 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

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