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Hedy Lamarr

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

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

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"I'd rather wear jewels in my hair than anywhere else. The face should have the advantage of this brilliance."
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"I often talked to Bing Crosby, and while I liked him, I never understood why he was so popular. To me his voice was just a gimmick."
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"Dirt makes a man look masculine. Let your hair blow in the wind, and all that. It's OK. All you have to do is look neat when you have to look neat."
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