First, I’m trying to prove to myself that I’m a person. Then maybe I’ll convince myself that I’m an actress. – 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
What’s the good of drawing in the next breath if all you do is let it out and draw in another? – Marilyn Monroe
It’s often just enough to be with someone. I don’t need to touch them. Not even talk. A feeling passes between you both. You’re not alone. – Marilyn Monroe
I was honoured when they asked me to appear at the president’s birthday rally in Madison Square Garden. There was like a hush over the whole place when I came on to sing ‘Happy Birthday,’ like if I had been wearing a slip, I would have thought it was showing or something. I thought, ‘Oh, my gosh, what if no sound comes out!’ – Marilyn Monroe
I have evolved my own exercises, for the muscles I wish to keep firm, and I know they are right for me because I can feel them putting the proper muscles into play as I exercise. – Marilyn Monroe
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
Sometimes I’ve been to a party where no one spoke to me for a whole evening. The men, frightened by their wives or sweeties, would give me a wide berth. And the ladies would gang up in a corner to discuss my dangerous character. – Marilyn Monroe
I want to grow old without facelifts. I want to have the courage to be loyal to the face I have made. – Marilyn Monroe
I’m selfish, impatient, and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I’m out of control, and at times hard to handle. But if you can’t handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don’t deserve me at my best. – Marilyn Monroe
What good am I? I can’t have kids. I can’t cook. I’ve been divorced three times. Who would want me? – Marilyn Monroe
The public doesn’t mind people living together without being married, providing they don’t overdo it. – Marilyn Monroe
Before marriage, a girl has to make love to a man to hold him. After marriage, she has to hold him to make love to him. – Marilyn Monroe
No one ever told me I was pretty when I was a little girl. All little girls should be told they’re pretty, even if they aren’t. – Marilyn Monroe
I’ll think I have a few wonderful friends and all of a sudden, ooh, here it comes. They do a lot of things. They talk about you to the press, to their friends, tell stories, and you know, it’s disappointing. – Marilyn Monroe
A strong man doesn’t have to be dominant toward a woman. He doesn’t match his strength against a woman weak with love for him. He matches it against the world. – Marilyn Monroe
Girdles and wire stays should have never been invented. No man wants to hug a padded bird cage. – Marilyn Monroe
I remember when I was in high school I didn’t have a new dress for each special occasion. The girls would bring the fact to my attention, not always too delicately. The boys, however, never bothered with the subject. They were my friends, not because of the size of my wardrobe but because they liked me. – Marilyn Monroe