Hollywood parties not only confuse me, but they often disillusion me. The disillusion comes when I meet a movie star Iβve been admiring since childhood. I always thought that movie stars were exciting and talented people full of special personality. Meeting one of them at a party I discover usually that he (or she) is colorless and even frightened. Iβve often stood silent at a party for hours listening to my movie idols turn into dull and little people. β¨ Marilyn Monroe, Ben Hecht (2006). My Story, p.153, Rowman & Littlefield
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