Quotes from Marilyn Monroe

As Michael (Chekhov)'s pupil, I learned more about acting. I learned psychology, history, and the good manners of art - taste.

Creativity has got to start with humanity.

Some of my foster families used to send me to the movies to get me out of the house and there I'd sit all day and way into the night. Up in front, there with the screen so big, a little kid all alone, and I loved it. I loved anything that moved up there and I didn't miss anything that happened and there was no popcorn either.

I don't look at myself as a commodity, but I'm sure a lot of people have.

A sex symbol becomes a thing. I just hate to be a thing.

Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.

Sometimes, wearing a scarf and a polo coat and no makeup and with a certain attitude of walking, I go shopping or just look at people living. But then, you know, there will be a few teenagers who are kind of sharp, and they'll say, 'Hey, just a minute. You know who I think that is?' And they'll start tailing me. And I don't mind.

The real lover is the man who can thrill you by kissing your forehead.

That's the story of my life; I always get the fuzzy end of the lollipop.

No one ever told me I was pretty when I was a little girl. All little girls should be told they're pretty, even if they aren't.

My marriage didn't make me sad, but it didn't make me happy either. My husband and I hardly spoke to each other. This wasn't because we were angry. We had nothing to say. I was dying of boredom.

Always remember to smile and look up at what you got in life.