“Some people have been unkind. If I say I want to grow as an actress, they look at my figure. If I say I want to develop, to learn my craft, they laugh. Somehow they don't expect me to be serious about my work.”

—  Marilyn Monroe

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American actress, model, and singer 1926–1962

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