Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroewas an American actress and model. Famous for playing "dumb blonde" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s, emblematic of the era's attitudes towards sexuality. Although she was a top-billed actress for only a decade, her films grossed $200 million by the time of her unexpected death in 1962. She continues to be considered a major popular culture icon...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth1 June 1926
CityLos Angeles, CA
CountryUnited States of America
Acting became more than a profession to me. It became a sort of religion.
You can read about yourself but what's important is how you feel about yourself.
It's a terrible thing to be lonesome, especially in the middle of a crowd.
I want to say to the people, if I am a star, the people made me a star. No studio, no person, but the people did.
I finally made up my mind I wanted to be an actress and I was not going to let my lack of confidence ruin my chances.
Acting became important. It became an art that belonged to the actor, not to the director or producer, or the man whose money had bought the studio. It was an art that transformed you into somebody else, that increased your life and mind. I had always loved acting and tried hard to learn it. But with Michael Chekhov, acting became more than a profession to me. It became a sort of religion.
I'm trying to find myself as a person, sometimes that's not easy to do. Millions of people live their entire lives without finding themselves. But it is something I must do. The best way for me to find myself as a person is to prove to myself that I am an actress.
I never used to bother with exercises. Now I spend at least 10 minutes each morning working out with small weights
I have evolved my own exercises, for the muscles I wish to keep firm, and I know they are right for me because I can feel them putting the proper muscles into play as I exercise.
I don't think sun-tanned skin is any more attractive than white skin, or any healthier, for that matter
I'm personally opposed to a deep tan because I like to feel blond all over.
I doubt if any doctor could recommend a more nourishing breakfast for a working girl in a hurry.
By nature, I suppose I have a languorous disposition
There is a need for aloneness... for an actor.