Difficult Quote by Richard Widmark

Marilyn was a great actress, not a dumb blond bombshell. She was very smart, very astute and a good businesswoman.

— Lawrence Schiller

She went right down into her own personal experience for everything, reached down and pulled something out of herself that was unique and extraordinary.…

— John Huston

Marilyn was one step from oblivion when I directed her in The Asphalt Jungle. I remember she impressed me more off the screen than…

— John Huston

When you've experienced the real Marilyn, it's difficult to watch a movie about her.' I didn't want to have the memories of my experience…

— Lawrence Schiller

Marilyn is a kind of ultimate. She is uniquely feminine. Everything she does is different, strange, and exciting, from the way she talks to…

— Clark Gable

I never wanted to be Marilyn - it just happened. Marilyn's like a veil I wear over Norma Jeane.

— Marilyn Monroe

I was always one step behind Marilyn. She made all the right moves, hung out with the right people who could advance her career.…

— Mamie Van Doren

I know people who say Hollywood broke her heart, and all that, but I dont believe it. She was very observant and tough minded…

— George Cukor

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

— Debbie Reynolds

Just like Marilyn Monroe is a lot of girls' idol, that's how I feel about Dorothy Dandridge. And she any Marilyn were very close…

— Janet Jackson

Everything Marilyn does is different from any other woman, strange and exciting, from the way she talks to the way she uses that magnificent…

— Clark Gable

Marilyn Monroe was no fun to work with. She would report to work around 5:00 in the evening. You've been in make-up since 8:30…

— Tony Randall