Marilyn Monroe

I once wanted to prove myself by being a great actress. Now I want to prove that I'm a person. Then maybe I'll be a great actress.

Girls shouldn't worry about being the equal of men in the business world.

A man has a tendency to accept you the way you are, while most women immediately start to pick flaws and want to change you.

Consider the fellow. He never spends his time telling you about his previous night's date. You get the idea he has eyes only for you and wouldn't think of looking at another woman.

I won't be satisfied until people want to hear me sing without looking at me. Of course, that doesn't mean I want them to stop looking.

The public doesn't mind people living together without being married, providing they don't overdo it.

The 'public' scares me, but people I trust.

I don't digest things with my mind.

I have always had a talent for irritating women since I was fourteen.

Of course, it does depend on the people, but sometimes I'm invited places to kind of brighten up a dinner table like a musician who'll play the piano after dinner, and I know you're not really invited for yourself. You're just an ornament.

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.

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

It is wonderful to have someone praise you, to be desired.

The fact is that I find more most men are more open, more generous, and much more stimulating than the majority of females I know.

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

I'm one of the world's most self-conscious people. I really have to struggle.

I think I have always had a little humor.

There is just no comparison between having a dinner date with a man and staying home playing canasta with the girls.

An actor is supposed to be a sensitive instrument. Isaac Stern takes good care of his violin. What if everybody jumped on his violin?

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