Marilyn Monroe

“I often wake up in the night, and I like to have something to think about.”

“Next to my husband, and along with Marlon Brando, I think that Yves Montand is the most attractive man I've ever met.”

“I don't mind being burdened with being glamorous and sexual. Beauty and femininity are ageless and can't be contrived, and glamour, although the manufacturers won't like this, cannot be manufactured. Not real glamour; it's based on femininity.”

“Nothing's ever easy as long as you go on living.”

“Some of my foster families used to send me to the movies to get me out of the house and there I'd sit all day and way into the night. Up in front, there with the screen so big, a little kid all alone, and I loved it. I loved anything that moved up there and I didn't miss anything that happened and there was no popcorn either.”

“A man is more frank and sincere with his emotions than a woman. We girls, I'm afraid, have a tendency to hide our feelings.”

“Husbands are chiefly good as lovers when they are betraying their wives.”

“A career is wonderful, but you can't curl up with it on a cold night.”

“Naturally, there are times when every woman likes to be flattered... to feel she is the most important thing in someone's world. Only a man can paint this picture.”

“With fame, you know, you can read about yourself, somebody else's ideas about you, but what's important is how you feel about yourself - for survival and living day to day with what comes up.”

“I have never cared especially for outdoor sports and have no desire to excel at tennis, swimming, or golf. I'll leave those things to the men.”

“I always have a full-length mirror next to the camera when I'm doing publicity stills. That way, I know how I look.”

“There was my name up in lights. I said, 'God, somebody's made a mistake.' But there it was, in lights. And I sat there and said, 'Remember, you're not a star.' Yet there it was up in lights.”

“Men who think that a woman's past love affairs lessen her love for them are usually stupid and weak.”

“Beneath the makeup and behind the smile I am just a girl who wishes for the world.”

“I don't consider myself an intellectual. And this is not one of my aims. But I admire intellectual people.”

“I read poetry to save time.”

“I don't know who invented high heels, but all women owe him a lot.”

“A woman knows by intuition, or instinct, what is best for herself.”

“Success makes so many people hate you. I wish it wasn't that way. It would be wonderful to enjoy success without seeing envy in the eyes of those around you.”