“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.”
Alone“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.”
Good“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.”
Alone“If there is only one thing in my life that I am proud of, it's that I've never been a kept woman.”
Life“Respect is one of life's greatest treasures. I mean, what does it all add up to if you don't have that?”
Life“An actor is supposed to be a sensitive instrument. Isaac Stern takes good care of his violin. What if everybody jumped on his violin?”
Good“A man has a tendency to accept you the way you are, while most women immediately start to pick flaws and want to change you.”
Change“I am good, but not an angel. I do sin, but I am not the devil. I am just a small girl in a big world trying to find someone to love.”
Good“Fame will go by and, so long, I've had you, fame. If it goes by, I've always known it was fickle. So at least it's something I experience, but that's not where I live.”
Experience“I am alone I am always alone no matter what.”
Alone“I myself would like to become more disciplined within my work.”
Work“There is just no comparison between having a dinner date with a man and staying home playing canasta with the girls.”
Home“The fact is that I find more most men are more open, more generous, and much more stimulating than the majority of females I know.”
Men“I love a natural look in pictures.”
Love“I am invariably late for appointments - sometimes as much as two hours. I've tried to change my ways but the things that make me late are too strong, and too pleasing.”
Change“I want to grow old without facelifts. I want to have the courage to be loyal to the face I have made.”
Courage“I am involved in a freedom ride protesting the loss of the minority rights belonging to the few remaining earthbound stars. All we demanded was our right to twinkle.”
Freedom“I restore myself when I'm alone.”
Alone“Sometimes I feel my whole life has been one big rejection.”
Life“My work is the only ground I've ever had to stand on. I seem to have a whole superstructure with no foundation but I'm working on the foundation.”
Work“The working men, I'll go by and they'll whistle. At first they whistle because they think, 'Oh, it's a girl. She's got blond hair and she's not out of shape,' and then they say, 'Gosh, it's Marilyn Monroe!'”
Men“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.”
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