She Was A Girl Who Knew How

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.

Someone Said To Me, 'if Fifty Percent Of The Experts In Hollywood Said You Had No Talent And Should Give Up, What Would You Do?' My Answer Was Then And Still Is, 'if A Hundred Percent Told Me That, All One Hundred Percent Would Be Wrong.'

Some People Have Been Unkind. If I Say I Want To Grow As An Actress, They Look At My Figure. If I Say I Want To Develop, To Learn My Craft, They Laugh. Somehow They Don't Expect Me To Be Serious About My Work.

(about Her Teen Years) My Admirers All Said The Same Thing In Different Ways. It Was My Fault, Their Wanting To Kiss And Hug Me.

Creativity Has Got To Start With Humanity.