"When you're famous you kind of run into human nature in a raw kind of way. It stirs up envy, fame does. People you run into feel that, well, who is she who does she think she is, Marilyn Monroe? They …"

"I was brought up differently from the average American child. Because the average child is brought up expecting to be happy. She had to teach herself how to be happy."

"I’ve never fooled anyone. I’ve let people fool themselves."

"It takes a smart brunette to play a dumb blonde."

"I never even received a thank-you from all those who made millions off a nude Marilyn photograph."