Happiness never becomes a habit.
President Kennedy is very democratic and very penetrating.
The sky is not the limit. Your mind is.
As of today, I have absolutely no regrets. I think I am a mature person who can take things in stride. I’m grateful for people in my past. They helped me get to where I am, wherever that is. But now, I am thinking for myself and sitting in on all the business transactions.
I was never used to being happy, so that wasn’t something I ever took for granted.
Creativity has got to start with humanity.
It stirs up envy, fame does.
I’ve always felt those articles somehow reveal more about the writers than they do about me.
As far as I can make out, women’s friendships with each other are based on a gush of lies and pretty speeches that mean nothing. You’d think they were all wolves trying to seduce each other the way they flatter and flirt when they’re together.
As long as I can remember, I’ve always loved people.
A kiss on the hand might feel very good, but a diamond tiara is forever.
I’ve fallen in love with Brooklyn. I’m going to buy a little house in Brooklyn and live there. I’ll go to the coast only when I have to make a picture.
I’ve never liked the name Marilyn. I’ve often wished that I had held out that day for Jean Monroe. But I guess it’s too late to do anything about it now.
I love a natural look in pictures. I like people with a feeling one way or another – it shows an inner life. I like to see that there’s something going on inside them.
I enjoy acting when you really hit it right.
I myself would like to become more disciplined within my work.
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.
I’m looking forward to becoming a marvelous – excuse the word marvelous – character actress. like Marie Dressler, like Will Rogers.
I’ve always wanted a baby.
I lay in bed at night crying to myself. The only one who loved me and watched over me was someone I couldn’t see or hear or touch.