Marlene Dietrich

Actress

72 Quotes

A king, realizing his incompetence, can either delegate or abdicate his duties. A father can do neither. If only sons could see the paradox, they would understand the dilemma.

Courage and grace are a formidable mixture. The only place to see it is in the bullring.

I am at heart a gentleman.

To be completely woman you need a master, and in him a compass for your life. You need a man you can look up to and respect. If you dethrone him it's no wonder that you are discontented, and discontented women are not loved for long.

Glamour is what I sell, it's my stock in trade.

I never enjoyed working in a film.

The tears I have cried over Germany have dried. I have washed my face.

They want you to bring out your intestines.

The weak are more likely to make the strong weak than the strong are likely to make the weak strong.

When you're dead, you're dead. That's it.

Latins are tenderly enthusiastic. In Brazil they throw flowers at you. In Argentina they throw themselves.

Superstitions are habits rather than beliefs.

There's something about an American soldier you can't explain. They're so grateful for anything, even a film actress coming to see them.

There is a gigantic difference between earning a great deal of money and being rich.

The average man is more interested in a woman who is interested in him than he is in a woman with beautiful legs.

I dress for the image. Not for myself, not for the public, not for fashion, not for men.

Glamour is what I sell, it's my stock in trade.

America took me into her bosom when there was no longer a country worthy of the name, but in my heart I am German - German in my soul.

I am not a myth.

If there is a supreme being, he's crazy.

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