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Fame is like a giant X-Ray. Once you are exposed beneath it, the very beatings of your heart are shown to a gaping world.

— Natacha Rambova Photoplay: "Wedded and Parted (1922)

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More quotes by Natacha Rambova

I'll confess it is rather fun being courted by your own husband.

Photoplay: "Wedded and Parted (1922)

I shall always love the Mexican people for what the happiness they gave us that day. There was nothing that was too much for them to do.

Rudolph Valentino: A Wife's Memories of an Icon (2009)

All women love the man who appeals to their maternity. Rudy does that instinctively and it is devastating in its effects on feminine resistance.

Photoplay: "Wedded and Parted (1922)

The figure in fur advanced and shook hands. At least his handshake was firm. Might I add, a little too firm for comfort.

Rudolph Valentino: A Wife's Memories of an Icon (2009)

It wasn't love at first sight. I think it was good comradeship more than anything else.

Photoplay: "Wedded and Parted (1922)

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