I thought working with Marilyn would make me feel young again. But I look dead in the...
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Sir Laurence Olivier:
I thought working with Marilyn would make me feel young again. But I look dead in the rushes. Dead behind the eyes. I wanted to renew myself through her but all I see reflected in that magnificent face is my own inadequacy. You know, I admire Marilyn. I really do. Despite her behavior. She has taken everything Hollywood can throw at her and triumphed. That takes some bloody guts. An actress has to be pretty tough to get even a tenth as far as she has
I thought working with Marilyn would make me feel young again. But I look dead in the rushes. Dead behind the eyes. I wanted to renew myself through her but all I see reflected in that magnificent face is my own inadequacy. You know, I admire Marilyn. I really do. Despite her behavior. She has taken everything Hollywood can throw at her and triumphed. That takes some bloody guts. An actress has to be pretty tough to get even a tenth as far as she has
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You know I thought working with Marilyn would make me feel young again
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But I look dead in the rushes
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Dead behind these eyes
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I wanted to renew myself through her
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But all I see reflected in that magnificent face
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is my own inadequacy
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You know I admire Marilyn I really do despite her behavior
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She's taken everything Hollywood can throw at her
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and she's triumphed That takes some bloody guts
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An actress has to be pretty tough
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to get even a tenth as far as she has
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Movie Summary
London, 1956. Genius actor and film director Laurence Olivier is about to begin the shooting of his upcoming movie, premiered in 1957 as The Prince and the Showgirl, starring Marilyn Monroe. Young Colin Clark, who dreams on having a career in movie business, manages to get a job on the set as third assistant director.
Actors
Sir Laurence Olivier
Colin Clark
