#monroe

Today...major actors and actresses develop their own projects or, at the very least, cherry-pick their roles carefully to suit not only their tastes but also whatever image they have cultivated to present to their public. Most major stars have their own production companies through which such projects are developed and even financed. While the biggest male stars of that time did in fact have their own production companies--Jimmy Stewart, Kirk Douglas, John Wayne, and Burt Lancaster, to name a few--and thus exerted creative and financial control over their careers, that was not the case with female stars. But Marilyn Monroe was about to change that. ↗

— J. Randy Taraborrelli

#marilyn-monroe #old-hollywood #progress #change

I want to grow old without facelifts. I want to have the courage to be loyal to the face I have made. ↗

— Marilyn Monroe

#courage

Diamonds are a girl's best friend. ↗

— Jule Styne

#friends

Women couldn’t identify with her and didn’t support her. ↗

— Molly Haskell

#women #movies

Being a sex symbol is a heavy load to carry, especially when one is very tired, hurt and bewildered. ↗

— Clara Bow

#sex-symbol #hurt

When I was filming the Marilyn Monroe movie, I was listening to a lot of Leonard Cohen. ↗

— Michelle Williams

#filming #i #leonard #listening #lot

The difference between Marilyn Monroe and the early Pamela Anderson is not that great. What's amazing is that the taste of American men and international tastes in terms of beauty have essentially stayed the same. Styles change, but our view of beauty stays the same. ↗

— Hugh Hefner

#american #american men #anderson #beauty #between

When I think of Marilyn Monroe, and achieving her sound, I think of having a rather large bust. I think of her physically and I am just able to create her sound, because her physicality was so much to do with her sound. ↗

— Jane Horrocks

#achieving #am #because #bust #create

It was my first time in Kansas City. In about two or three days I had a gig at a place called The Monroe Inn. ↗

— Jay McShann

#called #city #days #first #first time

I just feel a connection with Marilyn Monroe. I just love her. I just completely feel what she went through. ↗

— Anna Nicole Smith

#connection #feel #her #i #just