Marilyn Monroe

"I want people to remember me as a woman who used her femininity with confidence and strength."

"I'm not going to stand here and pretend to be someone I'm not."

"My heart belongs to daddy."

"Acting is very hard work. It's not as easy as people think."

"I want to be a serious actress."

"I don't want to be a sex symbol. I want to be an actress."

"People are always looking for the secret to a happy life. There is no secret."

"I like to feel like a woman."

"I'm very definitely a woman."

"I don't mind if you don't like me."

"I want my name to mean something."

"Nobody knows me. Everybody knows Marilyn Monroe."

"I used to spend hours on the roof of my apartment building, by myself, and I was trying to think through lots of problems."

"I'm looking for someone who's really here for me."

"I think that acting is a gift, and I'm grateful for it."

"Life should not be printed out and saved on a shelf. It should be lived."

"The world changes, but I try to remain true to myself."

"I'm a dreamer. I have to dream and reach for the stars, and if I miss, I miss."

"I'm always running into people's unconscious."

"I'm not sure I can say there's anything more important than good food and good company."

"I'm not interested in becoming a nun."

"I think I made every blooper in the book."

"I'm very proud to be a woman."

"I think people should be allowed to make mistakes."

"I want to show the world I'm not just a dumb blonde."

"I believe in everything until it's disproved."

"I've been used on a calendar, but never to plan anything."

"I'm not a has-been, I'm a will-be."

"If I found someone with a brilliant mind who could take me as I am, with all of my insecurities, I would trust him."

"I've been on a calendar, but never on time."