Top 16 Quotes & Sayings by Jean Harlow

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American actress Jean Harlow.
Last updated on April 15, 2025.
Jean Harlow

Jean Harlow was an American actress. Known for her portrayal of "bad girl" characters, she was the leading sex symbol of the early 1930s and one of the defining figures of the pre-Code era of American cinema. Often nicknamed the "Blonde Bombshell" and the "Platinum Blonde", Harlow was popular for her "Laughing Vamp" screen persona. Harlow was in the film industry for only nine years, but she became one of Hollywood's biggest movie stars, whose image in the public eye has endured. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Harlow No. 22 on their greatest female screen legends of classical Hollywood cinema list.

No one ever expects a great lay to pay all the bills.
I wasn't born an actress, you know. Events made me one.
My God, must I always wear a low-cut dress to be important? — © Jean Harlow
My God, must I always wear a low-cut dress to be important?
Men like me because I don't wear a brassiere.
Women like me because I don't look like a girl who would steal a husband. At least not for long.
Don't give me books for Christmas; I already have a book.
I like to wake up each morning feeling a new man.
When you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas.
Underwear makes me uncomfortable and besides my parts have to breathe.
I like to wake up each morning felling a new man.
To me, love has always meant friendship.
I'm not a great actress, and I never thought I was. But I happen to have something the public likes.
There is a God, even in Hollywood.
Politics? Ha! You couldn't get into politics. You couldn't get in anywhere. You couldn't even get in the men's room at the Astor!
Men like me because I dont wear a brassiere. Women like me because I dont look like a girl who would steal a husband. At least not for long.
I like any dog that makes me look good when it stands next to me. — © Jean Harlow
I like any dog that makes me look good when it stands next to me.
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