Was it Worth it??

Okay, I'm not saying Marylin Monroe is a favorite of mine. In fact it's quite the opposite. I really don't think she could sing, she was a horrible actress, and she basically sold her body and along the way pretended to be incredibly stupid. Not the makings of a person I can respect. Really the only good thing about her is that she was before the days of twiggy and she had a very positive body image. That being said- I was reading through some quotes of hers and I couldn't help but feel bad for her. I mean really, Norma Jean Baker wanted so badly to be famous she sold herself- and in so doing cut her life short. She had all kinds of attention, positive and negative, but she didn't have any real friends. No one really respected her. Men used her. What did she get out of her Hollywood experience? Nothing of REAL value. I wonder, if she knew how it was all going to play out, would she do it again or would she stay Norma Jean?

"I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together."

She was not a stupid woman. I agree with this statement- except for the part about trusting only yourself...those are words of a hurt and jaded woman. Someone who has been taken advantage of too many times.

"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."

She accepted the image Hollywood gave to her-Sad.

"Success makes so many people hate you. I wish it wasn't that way. It would be wonderful to enjoy success without seeing envy in the eyes of those around you."

I'm guessing she didn't have very many real friends.

"Dogs never bite me. Just humans."

again, just sad. She sounds lonely and a little bitter.

"Hollywood is a place where they'll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and fifty cents for your soul. I know, because I turned down the first offer often enough and held out for the fifty cents."

She wasn't exaggerating. She did sell her soul to become Marylin. I truly hope she got everything she dreamed. I hope she was satisfied with her life, although she doesn't really sound like she was. At least not 100% of the time. Was it worth it? I would say no....