I just want to be wonderful

“Everybody knows about her insecurities, but not everybody knows what fun she was, that she never complained about the ordinary things of life, that she never had a bad word to say about anyone, and that she had a wonderful spontaneous sense of humor.” - Sam Shaw.

Audrey Hepburn in Sabrina (1954).

Happy Birthday, Audrey Kathleen Hepburn! (May 4th 1929 - ∞)

“My life has been so much more than a fairy tale. I’ve had my share of difficult moments, but it’s as if there was always a light at the end of the tunnel.”

Marilyn Monroe in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953).

Alice in Wonderland (1951).

Marilyn Monroe, 1954.

Marilyn Monroe in Some Like It Hot (1959).

Marilyn Monroe in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953).

Marilyn Monroe in Niagara (1953)

“With few exceptions, every major pop singer in the US during her generation has been touched in some way by her genius. It is Billie Holiday who was, and still remains, the greatest single musical influence on me. Lady Day is unquestionably the most important influence on American popular singing.” - Frank Sinatra

Marilyn Monroe in Ladies of the Chorus (1948).

Marilyn Monroe in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)

Marilyn Monroe in Ladies of the Chorus (1948).

Marilyn Monroe in Ladies of the Chorus (1948).

Marilyn Monroe in Ladies of the Chorus (1948).

Marilyn Monroe in Ladies of the Chorus (1948).

Marilyn Monroe in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953).

Marilyn Monroe in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953).

Marilyn Monroe in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953).

I’m one of the world’s most self-conscious people. I really have to struggle. - Marilyn Monroe