Fame is fickle, and I know it. It has its compensations but it also has its drawbacks, and I've experienced them both. Marilyn Monroe compensationdrawbackexperience Change image and share on social
I have noticed... that men usually leave married women alone and are inclined to treat all wives with respect. This is no great credit to married women. Marilyn Monroe creditgreatincline Change image and share on social
Only the public can make a star. It's the studios who try to make a system out of it. Marilyn Monroe makepublicstar Change image and share on social
Girdles and wire stays should have never been invented. No man wants to hug a padded bird cage. Marilyn Monroe birdcagegirdle Change image and share on social
It is wonderful to have someone praise you, to be desired. Marilyn Monroe desirepraisewonderful Change image and share on social
Having a child, that's always been my biggest fear. I want a child and I fear a child. Marilyn Monroe bigchildfear Change image and share on social
Men who think that a woman's past love affairs lessen her love for them are usually stupid and weak. Marilyn Monroe affairlessenlove Change image and share on social
There is a need for aloneness, which I don't think most people realise for an actor. It's almost having certain kinds of secrets for yourself that you'll let the whole world in on only for a moment, when you're acting. But everybody is always tugging at you. They'd all like sort of a chunk of you. Marilyn Monroe actactoraloneness share on social
What's the good of drawing in the next breath if all you do is let it out and draw in another? Marilyn Monroe breathdrawgood Change image and share on social