"I’ve never acted my age and I never will. It’s just the way I’ve always been."

"Marilyn came along in the 1950s. She really opened the door for me. When I got my contract at Universal, I was their …"

"The studio didn’t really know how to groom a female star because they only had male stars ... they didn’t know what t…"

"She [Marilyn Monroe] was so vulnerable to the world, but what a sweet person she really was, lovable, compassionate—I…"

"You know, talking about Marilyn Monroe is strange. To me, she’s a person; to most people, she’s an idea."

"In films, she [Jayne Mansfield] played mostly character roles, while Marilyn did more sophisticated movies, and I did…"

"They said I wasn’t the type for it, so they put a dark blonde wig on me. They wanted me to look like Grace Kelly with…"

"... in those days, there were hardly any women who headlined movies. Men always had first billing, unless it was a Jo…"

"I have done A movies too, but I preferred doing B movies—if that’s what people want to call them, then so be it. Elvi…"

"Don’t smoke, don’t drink, don’t do drugs, and get enough sleep. A healthy lifestyle will increase your lifespan consi…"