who was more credible than sir lawrence olivier? >> i said i would only do it with him.al respectability and the reputation of a great actor. she was a household name. they're opposite whose are going to get together to make a whole. >> in the romantic comedy, marilyn plays an american show girl, opposite olivier's european prince. olivier also directs. >> it's just my stage name, and my dad was a marine, see? >> at the beginning, obviously, she was nervous. needs time to settle in, with not only the crew but with the cast. >> marilyn had come into olivier's territory in every sense. >> there's a big age difference between them. and he just quite blatantly does not see her as a creative equal. >> as a method actor, marilyn insist on real caviar and real champagne for every take. >> she didn't want to be an automatic "roll'em", and she does the scene. she wanted to have a motivation. >> but olivier derides her techniques. >> he told her to stop thinking and just to be sexy. >> it was like he was being zanuck, pushing her right back to where she started from. >> i imagine