Just days before her death, Monroe gave what may be considered her final interview. During the talk, she opened up about the failures in her life of fame and stardom, including recalling an incident that left her seriously injured after fans caused one of her surgical wounds to reopen.
Marilyn Monroe’s thoughts on the impact of stardom on her life
In 1962, Monroe sat down for an interview with Life magazine. During the interview, the actress talked about fame and glamor, and how she lost her attractiveness after a while. She compared it to caviar at the time, noting, “It’s nice to have caviar, but if you eat it every day, you know? Too much caviar.” Details of the interview were published in the book “Marilyn: The Lost Pictures, The Final Interview” last month on May 12.She also talked about her obsessions with stardom, pointing out that incidents had occurred that frightened her a lot. The actress recalled one such incident during the interview, where she revealed that a crowd of fans came to her after she left the hospital following a gallbladder surgery.She had stated during that time that “the time I got out of the hospital in New York, it was a little rough because I had just had gallbladder surgery, and the crowds were pushing in and my side opened up.”
Marilyn Monroe talked about how afraid she was of Hollywood life
Moreover, during the interview, the actress also commented about how the ‘Hollywood life’ was not for her and the thing she was afraid of.She added more context to the statement at the time and stated, “I’m invited to places to kind of brighten up the dinner table. You’re not really invited to yourself sometimes. That’s why I don’t really participate in the so-called Hollywood life, you know? It doesn’t matter to me. I don’t participate in the so-called Hollywood life.”
People, I love. The audience scares me. The mob scares me.”Monroe died two days after the interview. She was found in an unresponsive state at her home in Los Angeles, and the case was ruled a probable suicide. The actress died of acute barbiturate poisoning at the age of 36.