Quotation by Marilyn Monroe

I restore myself when I'm alone. A career is born in public—talent in privacy.
Marilyn Monroe (1926–1962), U.S. actor. As quoted in Ms. magazine, p. 40 (August 1972).

Monroe was a very popular and pressured movie star. Hoping to develop her skills and reputation as a serious actor, she quietly studied acting in New York City after she had become famous in Hollywood.
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