I don't want everybody to see exactly where I live, what my sofa or my fireplace looks like. Marilyn Monroe
Fame is like caviar, you know - it's good to have caviar but not when you have it at every meal. Marilyn Monroe
My public is growing up just as I am. After all, I'm not 19 anymore and if I stick with the sex bit, who will be paying to see me when I'm 50? Marilyn Monroe
I was brought up differently than the average American child because the average child is brought up expecting to be happy. 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. Marilyn Monroe
Girdles and wire stays should have never been invented. No man wants to hug a padded bird cage. Marilyn Monroe
Sometimes I think it would be easier to avoid old age, to die young, but then you'd never complete your life, would you? You'd never wholly know you. Marilyn Monroe
I want to be an artist, an actress with integrity, and that includes all kinds of parts. Marilyn Monroe
I always have a full-length mirror next to the camera when I'm doing publicity stills. That way, I know how I look. Marilyn Monroe
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.Marilyn Monroe
It's not to much fun to know yourself too well or think you do - everyone needs a little conceit to carry them through & past the falls. Marilyn Monroe