A few days before her death, Monroe gave what would be considered her last interview. During the speech, he explained the ups and downs in his life as a result of fame and stardom, recalling an incident in which he was seriously injured after fans reopened one of his surgical wounds.
Marilyn Monroe’s thoughts on the influence 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 glitz and glam, and how after a while, it loses all its appeal. He then compared it to caviar, “It’s good to have caviar, but if he had damned it every day, you know? Too much caviar.” Details of the interview were published in the book ‘Marilyn: The Lost Photographs, The Last Interview’ last month on May 12.He also spoke about the star’s courage, mentioning that there were incidents that scared a lot of people. Recalling one such incident during the interview, the actor revealed that he had a lot of fans come to him after he was discharged from the hospital after a gall bladder operation.He stated at the time, “When I got out of the hospital in New York, it was a little rough because I had just had gallbladder surgery, and the crowd was pushing and my side came open.”
Marilyn Monroe talked about how life in Hollywood scared her
Also, during the interview, the actor also commented on how the ‘Hollywood life’ was not for him and something he was afraid of.She added more context to the statement at the time, saying, “I’ve been invited places to kind of brighten up the dinner table. Sometimes you’re not really invited for yourself. That’s why I’m not really into the so-called Hollywood life, you know? I’m not interested.” People, I like it. The public scares me; the mob scares me.”Monroe died two days after the interview. She was found unresponsive at her Los Angeles home, and the case was ruled a probable suicide. The actress died of acute barbiturate poisoning at the age of 36.
