"I was the first home-grown sex symbol, rather like Britain`s naughty seaside postcards. When Marilyn Monroe`s first film was shown here [The Asphalt Jungle (1950)], a columnist actually wrote: `How much like our Diana Dors she is`."

12 likes

Source: Diana Gabaldon (1991). “Outlander”, New York, N.Y. : Delacore Press ; Toronto : Doubleday Canada

About the author

Diana Dors

Actress

Diana Dors was a British actress and cultural icon known for her roles in film and television, as well as her candid reflections on fame and identity.

All quotes by Diana Dors →

Same author

More quotes by Diana Dors

See all →
Diana Dors Actress

"I said to this priest: 'Am I expected to believe that if I went out and had an affair that God was really going to be upset? Okay, thou shalt not kill... steal... but thou shalt not commit adultery? If no one is any the wiser, what the hell difference does it make?' He was lovely. He told me the Commandments were laid down for a lot of guys living in the desert"

Read quote