Marilyn Monroe

Actress, Model

Marilyn Monroe was a renowned actress and cultural icon, celebrated for her roles in films like 'Some Like It Hot' and her complex views on love and identity.

Born
June 1, 1926
Died
August 5, 1962
Quotes
446
Rank
#36

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"I have always felt comfortable in blue jeans. I have found it interesting, however, that people also whistle at blue jeans. I have to admit that I like mine to fit. There's nothing I hate worse than baggy blue jeans."

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"I finally made up my mind I wanted to be an actress and I was not going to let my lack of confidence ruin my chances."

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"It was my fans who made me a star."

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"I don't digest things with my mind."

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

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"I don't think sun-tanned skin is any more attractive than white skin, or any healthier, for that matter"

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"Anything’s possible, almost."

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"There's no such thing as chance, it's all preordained.Lik e KISMET."

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"Creativity starts with humanity when were being human we feel - joys, sadness, when we're sick, when we're nervous"

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

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"The one thing a person wants in life is usually something basic that money can't buy."

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"I've always felt those articles somehow reveal more about the writers than they do about me."

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"There was my name up in lights. I said, 'God, somebody's made a mistake.' But there it was, in lights. And I sat there and said, 'Remember, you're not a star.' Yet there it was up in lights."

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"Squeezing yourself to ooze out the last ounce of sex allure is terribly hard. I'd like to do roles like Julie in Bury the Dead, Gretchen in Faust and Teresa in Cradle Song."

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"Marriage destroyed my relationship with two wonderful men."

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"I know I will never be happy, but I know I can be gay!"

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"I never used to bother with exercises. Now I spend at least 10 minutes each morning working out with small weights"

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"Acting became more than a profession to me. It became a sort of religion."

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