The following is a compilation of humorous and witty sayings attributed to a variety of famous models and actresses from the 1950s, such as Marilyn Monroe, Lucille Ball, Audrey Hepburn, Marlene Dietrich, and others. Their conversations range widely, covering topics like work, femininity, and values. These sayings reveal something about the characters of the 1950s’ most recognizable figures.
It’s not the face, but the expressions on it. It’s not the voice, but what you say. It’s not how you look in that body, but the thing you do with it. You are beautiful. Greta Garbo
“I’m not a lady, I’m a legend.” – Marlene Dietrich
“I’m not really a girl next door, I’m more like the girl next door’s wild, party-loving cousin.” – Betty White
“I’ve always been fascinated by the aristocracy. I think it’s because I come from a background where there isn’t any.” Grace Kelly
“I’ve had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn’t it.” – Groucho Marx
“I’m a very good looking girl.” – Jayne Mansfield
“I’m a very private person and I have a very private life. I don’t like to give away too much of myself.” Grace Kelly
“I’m not a great cook, I’m not a great housekeeper, but I’m damn good at loving those who can do it.” – Joan Crawford
“I’m not interested in money, I just want to be wonderful.” – Marilyn Monroe
“I have a woman’s body and a child’s emotions.” – Bette Davis
“I’m a movie star, and you’re not.” – Elizabeth Taylor
“I never said, ‘I want to be alone.’ I only said, ‘I want to be left alone.’ There is all the difference.” Greta Garbo
“I’m not really a career girl. I don’t have a career. I’m a wife and mother.” Grace Kelly
“I’m not a girl who misses much.” – Audrey Hepburn
“I’m not a star, I’m an asteroid.” – Marlene Dietrich
“I’m not a real movie star. I’ve still got the same wife I started out with twenty-eight years ago.” – Will Rogers
“I’m not interested in money. I just want to be wonderful.” Grace Kelly
“I’m not afraid of death, but I am afraid of dying.” – Lucille Ball
“I’m not a sex symbol, I’m a sex zombie.” – Marlon Brando
“I’m not a feminist, but I think a woman should be able to do anything a man can do.” – Lucille Ball
“I’m not afraid of anything. I was born to do this.” – Audrey Hepburn
“I’m not a joiner, I’m a non-joiner.” – Greta Garbo
“I’m not a woman, I’m a force of nature.” – Dolly Parton
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