Actresses Quote by Richard Avedon

There was no such person as Marilyn Monroe. Marilyn Monroe was an invention of hers. A genius invention that she created, like an author…

— Richard Avedon

I never knew anyone who came close to Marilyn in natural ability to use both photographer and still camera. She was special in this,…

— Eve Arnold

She [Marilyn Monroe] wasn't the most incredibly beautiful. She's rather ordinary. Cute, but no Rita Hayworth. I think she was ready for the camera,…

— Gail Levin

I like Marilyn Monroe; she was super glam, weren't she?

— Rebecca Ferguson

What has changed is that when I photographed, most people that I photographed didn't have the right of refusal on their work. It would…

— Eve Arnold

[Marilyn Monroe] was a bit temperamental, a little diva-like, but she didn't deserve what she got.

— Debbie Reynolds

When I was growing up watching Marilyn Monroe, I learned that you can be very beautiful, very glamorous and very vulnerable and not give…

— Sally Kirkland

I thought Marilyn Monroe was the most beautiful woman in the world and Elizabeth Taylor breathtaking. But when I see myself on the screen…

— Farrah Fawcett

“During her lifetime, Marilyn Monroe was underrated as a dramatic actress, and this rightly rankled her—but she was also overrated as a comedienne.”

— Eve Golden

Not only did she [Marilyn Monroe] master her own image, create it and ultimately control it, she was the subject of many of the…

— Gail Levin

I'd love to be a memorable figure in the history of entertainment in some sexual, comic, tragic way. I'd like to leave the impression…

— Madonna Ciccone

Like me, Marilyn Monroe had suffered at the hands of some not very nice men. She was used, unappreciated and struggled to find herself.…

— Holly Madison