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
What good am I? I can't have kids. I can't cook. I've been divorced three times. Who would want me?
She was a girl who knew how to be happy even when she was sad. And that’s important—you know
A girl does not need anyone who does not need her.
Always remember to smile and look up at what you got in life.
It takes a smart brunette to play a dumb blonde.
No one ever told me I was pretty when I was a little girl. All little girls should be told they're pretty, even if they aren't.
Before marriage, a girl has to make love to a man to hold him. After marriage, she has to hold him to make love to him.
I live to suceed, not to please you or anyone else.
I remember when I got the part in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Jane Russell - she was the brunette in it and I was the blonde. She got $200,000 for it, and I got my $500 a week, but that to me was, you know, considerable. She, by the way, was quite wonderful to me. The only thing was I couldn't get a dressing room. Finally, I really got to this kind of level and I said, "Look, after all, I am the blonde, and it is Gentlemen Prefer Blondes!" Because still they always kept saying, "Remember, you're not a star." I said, "Well, whatever I am, I am the blonde!
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.
When it comes down to it, I let them think what they want. If they care enough to bother with what I do, then I'm already better than them.
I'm selfish, impatient, and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I'm out of control, and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.
A wise girl kisses but doesn't love, listens but doesn't believe, and leaves before she is left.
A smart girl is one who knows how to play tennis, golf, piano -- and dumb.