Marlene Dietrich Phrases: Iconic Wit & Glamorous Wisdom
Explore a captivating collection of Marlene Dietrich’s most iconic phrases. Discover her legendary wit, timeless wisdom, and glamorous allure in her unforgettable words.
When I was making The Blue Angel (1930) I was so young and stupid. I thought everything we were doing was horrible and it was annoying to have them keep a camera pointed at my groin.
I am not a myth.
I had no desire to be a movie actress, to play someone else, to have to constantly adjust my eyelashes. All that was annoying to me. (1964)
In Europe it doesn’t matter if you are a man or a woman. We make love to whomever we find attractive.
A country without brothels is like a house without bathrooms.
Think a thousand times before telling a secret to a friend.
I am not an actress, I am a personality.
Sex is much better with a woman, but you can’t live with one.
Most women want to change men, and when they change, they stop loving them.
I never took my career seriously.
Latinos are so affectionate. In Brazil they throw flowers at you. In Argentina they throw themselves right away.
My legs are not pretty, I just know what to do with them.
(About Liza Minnelli): I get irritated when people compare her to her mother Judy Garland. She has nothing to do with her mother. She is a completely different woman.
The diaphragm was the greatest invention since the pancake.
If there is a supreme being, he is a madman.
(About Rock Hudson): He was one of the kindest and most loving men in Hollywood. And all the journalists should burn in hell for what they published about him after his death.
I love quotes, and it is a joy to find thoughts that I can read.
(When Paramount bought the rights to Mommie Dearest): I am shocked that Paramount bought this filthy book and made that bitch Joan Crawford’s daughter rich with it. Nobody deserves that kind of slaughter. Too bad Joan didn’t leave her where she found her. Now she spits venom at the people who adopted her.
(On Orson Welles): When I talk to him I feel like a tree that has been watered.
(On his preference for pants): They are so much more comfortable.
(After returning to West Germany in 1960): The Germans and I no longer speak the same language.
Hitler is an idiot.
“When does love end? If you said you would meet someone at 7 o’clock and you arrive at 9, and he hasn’t called the police yet, love is over.”
“In America sex is an obsession, in other parts of the world it is a fact.
“Sleeping alone is very lonely, children can tell you that. If possible, sleep with someone you love. You will recharge each other’s batteries, and without cost.”
“Champagne makes it seem like every day is Sunday.”
“The average man is more interested in a woman who is interested in him than in a woman with nice legs.”
“Many women will not rest until they change their man. And when they do it, he loses his grace “
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