Megan Fox has a passion for tattoos and she loves just about everything about them. She got her first one when she was 18 and recovering from a bad breakup. “I got the Japanese symbol for strength on the back of my neck, which is pretty cheesy. I was really scared, but it didn’t hurt at all. So now I’m addicted.” Fox often designs and sketches them by herself. She has at least 7 tattoos at the moment – possibly a few more!

“I’m an artist also, and I sketch up all of my own tattoos. As lame as it sounds, it really is a form of expression for me. I don’t want to be one of those people who has their arms sleeved, or a shirt or vest of tattoos. But it is something that I really enjoy. So until I think I pushed it far enough, I’m going to keep getting them.”

“Every time I get a tattoo, it’s a little fuck you to anyone who tells me not to. It’s weird to be part of Hollywood, which tries to control every aspect of people, from what they say to the color of their hair. And I like the way getting a tattoo feels. If I’m depressed, it’s nice to get one and deal with the pain. I have one all the way down to my ribs. It hurt, but it felt good?like twisting a loose tooth. I’m not kidding when I say that if I ever lose a role because of my tattoos, I’ll quit Hollywood and go to work at Costco.”

“All the tattoos that I’ve gotten are things that I got on the spur of the moment and that I’m very passionate about. All the rest of my tattoos have very deep meanings. They’re not things I would ever get removed for any reason.”

Megan’s tattoos include:
? Megan’s most recent tattoo is a picture of Marilyn Monroe on her left wrist because she has always admired the actress as a person. (“Marilyn was one of the first people I ever saw on TV when I was a baby. My mum says whenever I heard her voice I would cry. I had immense empathy for her.”)
? A tribal of two waves on her other forearm because she surfs and is obsessed with the ocean. Apparently the tattoo did not turn out as Megan wanted as the tattoo artist was smoking weed. She will likely remove this tattoo at some point
? “We will all laugh at gilded butterflies”: A quote from Shakespeare’s King Lear on her shoulder. To her it means not to get too caught up in Hollywood or everyone will end up laughing at you
? Poem written by herself on her ribcage: “There once was a little girl who never knew love until a boy broke her heart”. It is a tribute to a friend who died in a car crash
? A symbol for strength on her neck
? Her boyfriend Brian Austin Green’s name tattooed next to her “pie”
? Star and moon symbol on her ankle