If a man doesn't want you at your worst, then he sure as hell doesn't deserve you at your best.
Marilyn MonroeI had to use my wits or else I'd have been sunk - and nothings going to sink me. Everyone was always pulling at me, tugging at me, as if they wanted a piece of me. It was always, 'do this, do that,' and not just on the job but off, too. God, I've tried to stay intact, whole.
Marilyn MonroeI used to say to myself, 'What the devil have you got to be proud about, Marilyn Monroe?' And I'd answer, 'Everything, everything,' and I'd walk slowly and turn my head slowly as if I were a queen.
Marilyn MonroeYou can't sleep your way into being a star. It takes much, much more. But it helps a lot of actresses get their first chance that way.
Marilyn MonroeIt might be a kind of relief to be finished. You have to start all over again. But I believe youโre always as good as your potential. I now live in my work and in a few relationships with the few people I can really count on. Fame will go by, and, so long, Iโve had you fame. If it goes by, Iโve always known it was fickle. So at least itโs something I experienced, but thatโs not where I live.
Marilyn Monroe