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
Things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right.
I've often stood silent at a party for hours listening to my movie idols turn into dull and little people.
The studio people want me to do "Good-bye Charlie" for the movies, but I'm not going to do it. I don't like the idea of playing a man in a woman's body - you know? It just doesn't seem feminine.
I guess I have always been deeply terrified to really be someone's wife since I know from life one cannot love another, ever, really.
It's better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone - so far.
If I'd observed all the rules, I'd never have got anywhere.
An actor is supposed to be a sensitive instrument. Isaac Stern takes good care of his violin. What if everybody jumped on his violin?
It's often just enough to be with someone. I don't need to touch them. Not even talk. A feeling passes between you both. You're not alone.
I am invariably late for appointments - sometimes as much as two hours. I've tried to change my ways but the things that make me late are too strong, and too pleasing.
I read poetry to save time.
What do I wear in bed? Why, Chanel No. 5, of course.
I have too many fantasies to be a housewife. I guess I am a fantasy.
I don't look at myself as a commodity, but I'm sure a lot of people have.
Sex is a part of nature. I go along with nature.