"I don't mind being burdened with being glamorous and sexual. Beauty and femininity are ageless and can't be contrived, and glamour, although the manufacturers won't like this, cannot be manufactured. Not real glamour; it's based on femininity. We are all born sexual creatures, thank God, but it's a pity so many people despise and crush this natural gift. Art, real art, comes from it, everything.

"Everyone is a star and deserves a chance to shine."

""You believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself.""

"Diamonds are a girls best friend."

"The body is meant to be seen, not all covered up."

"I used to think as I looked out on the Hollywood night — there must be thousands of girls sitting alone like me, dreaming of becoming a movie star. But I'm not going to worry about them. I'm dreaming the hardest."

"There must be a thousand girls out there, dreaming the same things as me. But I'm not going to worry about them; I'm dreaming the hardest."

"I don't know who invented high heels, but all women owe him a lot!"

"The real lover is the man who can thrill you by kissing your forehead or smiling into your eyes or just staring into space."

"Well behaved women rarely make history."

"I've never fooled anyone. I've let people fool themselves. They didn't bother to find out who and what I was. Instead they would invent a character for me. I wouldn't argue with them. They were obviously loving somebody I wasn't."

"It's not true that I had nothing on. I had the radio on."

"The nicest thing for me is sleep, then at least I can dream."

"She was a girl who knew how to be happy even when she was sad. And that’s important—you know "

"All little girls should be told they are pretty, even if they aren't."

"If I'd observed all the rules I'd never have got anywhere."

"We are all of us stars, and we deserve to twinkle."

"I just want to be wonderful."