Marilyn Monroe

“The working men, I'll go by and they'll whistle. At first they whistle because they think, 'Oh, it's a girl. She's got blond hair and she's not out of shape,' and then they say, 'Gosh, it's Marilyn Monroe!'”

“I don't know if high society is different in other cities, but in Hollywood, important people can't stand to be invited someplace that isn't full of other important people. They don't mind a few unfamous people being present because they make good listeners.”

“Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.”

“I have been told my eating habits are absolutely bizarre. But I don't think so.”

“I've been on a calendar, but I've never been on time.”

“Fame is like caviar, you know - it's good to have caviar but not when you have it at every meal.”

“I remember when I was in high school I didn't have a new dress for each special occasion. The girls would bring the fact to my attention, not always too delicately. The boys, however, never bothered with the subject. They were my friends, not because of the size of my wardrobe but because they liked me.”

“If you can make a girl laugh, you can make her do anything.”

“A man makes you feel important - makes you glad you are a woman.”

“Sometimes, wearing a scarf and a polo coat and no makeup and with a certain attitude of walking, I go shopping or just look at people living. But then, you know, there will be a few teenagers who are kind of sharp, and they'll say, 'Hey, just a minute. You know who I think that is?' And they'll start tailing me. And I don't mind.”

“Dreaming about being an actress, is more exciting then being one.”

“What good is it being Marilyn Monroe? Why can't I just be an ordinary woman?”

“When Clark Gable died, I cried for 2 days straight. I couldn't eat or sleep.”

“There isn't anybody that looks like me without clothes on.”

“Respect is one of life's greatest treasures. I mean, what does it all add up to if you don't have that?”

“Fame will go by and, so long, I've had you, fame. If it goes by, I've always known it was fickle. So at least it's something I experience, but that's not where I live.”

“Sometimes I feel my whole life has been one big rejection.”

“כדי לשרוד, היא הייתה צריכה להיות יותר צינית או אפילו רחוקה מהמציאות ממה שהייתה. במקום זאת, היא הייתה משוררת בפינת רחוב שניסתה לדקלם בפני קהל שמשך בבגדיה.”

“אני חושב שמרילין חייבת לעשות רושם כמעט מכריע על האנשים שפוגשים אותה בפעם הראשונה. זה לא שהיא יפה, למרות שהיא כמובן יפה כמעט להפליא, אבל היא משדרת, בו זמנית, חיוניות בלתי מוגבלת וסוג של תמימות שלא תיאמן. פגשתי את אותו הדבר בגור אריות, שהביאו לי המשרתים המקומיים שלי באפריקה. לא שמרתי עליו, כי הרגשתי שזה יהיה לא בסדר בדרך כלשהי...לעולם לא אשכח את התחושה הכמעט משתלטת של כוח ומתיקות בלתי ניתנים לכיבוש שהיא העבירה. היה לי כל הטבע הפראי של אפריקה שהביט בי בחביבות בשובבות אדירה.”

“אם אני הולך להיות סנאטור עד גיל 30, אני צריך להתחתן עם ג'קי, לא מרילין.”