Monroeisms

In the scrolling tickertape headlines board, you might have noticed some quotations just lately.
These are "Monroeisms" - so try and work out who the quotes are from!

The posts in this thread will be elaborations where possible on the basic highlighted monroeisms from the tickertape.

Hollywood's a place where they'll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss, and fifty cents for your soul.

(Full quote) - Hollywood's 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. -

"Its better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone"

(Full quote) - Its better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone - so far -

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

"This is what they call classical music, isnt it? - I can tell cos theres no vocal"

Quote from "The Seven Year Itch"

I'm not interested in money, I just want to be wonderful.

As quoted in Ms. magazine (August 1972) p. 41