Veronica Lake Quotes & Trivia



Quotes

I wasn't a sex symbol, I was a sex zombie.

I've reached a point in my life where it's the little things that matter... I was always a rebel and probably could have got much farther had I changed my attitude. But when you think about it, I got pretty far without changing attitudes. I'm happier with that.

You could put all the talent I had into your left eye and still not suffer from impaired vision.

Trivia

Veronica got into acting because her mother believed it would treat her condition, that being she was diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic.

Veronica appeared in a magazine advertisement for Calox Tooth Powder in 1941.

Veronica published her autobiography "Veronica" in 1971.

Veronica's ashes were supposedly scattered at sea off the Virgin Islands in 1976; however, in October 2004, a New York antique shop claimed to have her ashes there as well.

Veronica was of Danish and Irish heritage.

Veronica was the inspiration for the Veronica Lodge character in "Archie" comic books.

Veronica's measurements: 33C-21 1/2-33 1/2. (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)

Veronica was the daughter-in-law of the infamous Senator Joseph McCarthy.

Veronica was an accomplished pilot.