Anna Held
Anna Held
Helene Anna Held, known professionally as Anna Held, was a Polish-born French stage performer and singer, most often associated with impresario Florenz Ziegfeld, her common-law husband...
NationalityPolish
ProfessionStage Actress
Date of Birth19 March 1872
CountryPoland
trying use given
I have given up trying to be happy. It is no use an leads to nothing.
trying
I have given up trying to be happy. It is no use and leads to nothing.
race
We must go fast, because the race is against time.
people
People look at me and look, but I do not care.
Charm them with your presence as soon as they look at you.
mistake age rewards
Most women are indulgent of themselves. This is a mistake. It should be only the reward of old age.
known
I have never known the time when I did not wear stays. My stays are part of me.
married fortune
A woman must make her fortune before she is 30; or work after she is 30; or get married.
beautiful very-beautiful knows
I know I am very beautiful.
people want sometimes
I want to see people turn and writhe; make them feel things they cannot see and sometimes do not know.
language adept
I was very adept at acquiring languages.
people wish want
I wish to please the people, but I want to make them cry, perhaps. There, I have said it.
jealousy say-anything
I do not say anything from jealousy.
proud ability cooks
I am very, very proud of my ability as a cook.