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I was the highest-priced and most important star in Hollywood, but I was "difficult."

— Hedy Lamarr Popcorn in Paradise (1980)

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

The Stars (1962)

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

Popcorn in Paradise (1980)

I win because I learned years ago that scared money always loses. I never care, so I win.

Popcorn in Paradise (1980)

Her Highness and the Bellboy. There I am, eight months pregnant, being photographed behind potted palms and in full ball gowns, which fortunately fit the story.

Hubba, Hubba Hubba—It's Hedy! (1971)

Clark Gable and I, in Comrade X. Although I never quite understood his sex appeal, I thought he was one of the nicest people I'd met, and a great practical joker.

Hubba, Hubba Hubba—It's Hedy! (1971)

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