You know, talking about Marilyn Monroe is strange. To me, she’s a person; to most people, she’s an idea. - Mamie Van Doren

In films, she <nowiki>[Jayne Mansfield]</nowiki> played mostly character roles, while Marilyn did more sophisticated movies, and I did several rock 'n roll movies. The three of us were often compared, maybe because we had blonde hair, but all three of us were very different.

The studio didn’t really know how to groom a female star because they only had male stars ... they didn’t know what to do with a well-endowed blonde, except giving her dumb roles.

She <nowiki>[Marilyn Monroe]</nowiki> was so vulnerable to the world, but what a sweet person she really was, lovable, compassionate—I have nothing but grace for Marilyn, and she should have been at least nominated for an Academy Award for Bus Stop.. But in those days, they preferred to nominate the Bette Davis kind of stars.