798 Quotes by Marilyn Monroe

For a long time I was scared I'd find out I was like my mother.

I'm selfish, impatient, and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am 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.

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?

I never wear stockings or underclothes because I think it is important to breathe freely.

I don't know if high society is different in other cities, but in Hollywood important people can't stand to be invited someplace that isn't full of other important people. They don't mind a few unfamous people being present because they make good listeners. But if a star or studio chief or any other great movie personages find themselves sitting among a lot of nobodies, they get frightened - as if somebody was trying to demote them.

I always have a full-length mirror next to the camera when I'm doing publicity stills. That way, I know how I look.

In Hollywood a girl's virtue is much less important than her hairdo.

Hollywood's a place where they'll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss, and fifty cents for your soul. I know, because I turned down the first offer often enough and held out for the fifty cents.

Fame may go by and - so long, I've had you.