I'm furious about the Women's Liberationists. They keep getting up on soap-boxes and proclaiming that women are brighter than men. That's true, but it should be kept very quiet or it ruins the whole racket. Anita Loos More Quotes by Anita Loos More Quotes From Anita Loos Sometimes writers of no talent at all can write great acting scenes. Sometimes the very best writers can't write scenes that come to life. Anita Loos talentactingwriting And a Famous Film Star who is left alone is more alone than any other person has ever been in the whole Histry of the World, because of the contrast to our normal enviromint. Anita Loos normalstarsworld One might feel that, at my age, I should look on life with more gravity. After all, I've been privileged to listen, firsthand, tosome of the most profound thinkers of my daywho were all beset by gloom over the condition the world had gotten into. Then why can't I view it with anything but amusement? Anita Loos thoughtfulfunnythinking A kiss on the hand may feel very, very good, but a diamond and sapphire bracelet lasts forever. Anita Loos kissingforeverhands There's nothing colder than chemistry. Anita Loos chemistry Tallulah [Bankhead] was the foremost naughty girl of her era but, in those days, "naughty" meant piquant, whereas values have so changed that now, in the 1970s, it generally means nauseating. Anita Loos naughtygirlmean I was born in the theatre. My father was a small time impresario on the West Coast and I was acting from the age of 7, but I started to write when I was 12 and by the time I was 14 I was making more money than I was acting. Anita Loos agewritingfather If Hollywood hadn't existed, Elinor Glyn would have had to invent it. Anita Loos hollywoodifs Men no longer prefer blondes. Today gentlemen seem to prefer gentlemen. Anita Loos gentlemanmensex If we have to tell Hollywood good-by, it may be with one of those tender, old-fashioned, seven-second kisses exchanged between two people of the opposite sex, with all their clothes on. Anita Loos kissingchangesex I don't like diabolism so I stay away from things like Clockwork Orange. I think diabolism is awfully childish. I don't even want to see The Godfather. I couldn't stand seeing that horse's head cut off. I wouldn't mind if it were Marlon Brando's. Anita Loos horsecuttingthinking The rarest of all things in American life is charm. We spend billions every year manufacturing fake charm that goes under the heading of public relations. Without it, America would be grim indeed. Anita Loos fakeamericayears Nobody can tell about this California climate. One minit its hot and the next minit its cold, so a person never knows what to hock. Anita Loos californiaclimatehot Dorothy is th cool type of temperament who quite frequently thinks that two is a crowd. Anita Loos crowdstwothinking I've never known a Philadelphian who wasn't a downright 'character'; possibly a defense mechanism resulting from the dullness of their native habitat. Anita Loos philadelphiacitiescharacter There is a serious defect in the thinking of someone who wants - more than anything else - to become rich. As long as they don't have the money, it'll seem like a worthwhile goal. Once they do, they'll understand how important other things are - and have always been. Anita Loos moneyappreciationthinking Tallulah [Bankhead] never bored anyone, and I consider that humanitarianism of a very high order indeed. Anita Loos boresboredorder Does this boat go to Europe, France? Anita Loos tourismeuropetravel ...In the past, as now, [Hollywood] was a stamping ground for tastelessness, violence, and hyperbole, but once upon a time it turned out a product which sweetened the flavor of life all over the world. Anita Loos movieonce-upon-a-timepast In any service where a couple hold down jobs as a team, the male generally takes his ease while the wife labors at his job as wellas her own. Anita Loos teamcouplejobs
