Megan Fox has eight tattoos in total, including the Shakespearean quote “We will all laugh at gilded butterflies” written in giant font on her back and a portrait of Marilyn Monroe on her inner right forearm. While some say Megan has “dumb ink”, it’s a matter of taste and if she likes it that’s all that matters.

The Shakespearean quote, while not that aesthetically pleasing in its tattoo form on Megan, isn’t as dumb as it sounds. I’ve looked it up and it could refer to her ambivalence at being an actress on display. (It’s from King Lear and here’s a good explanation of what it means in the context of the play.) She also has the words “There once was a little girl who never knew love until a boy broke her HEART” written in huge font along her left side.

Megan isn’t done getting tattoos and is now fighting with her mom over the fact that she wants to get a full arm tattoo sleeve. Her mom, not surprisingly, wants her to stop getting inked. Her mom’s argument is that having so many tattoos will keep her from getting work when she’s older. Megan says that if Angelina Jolie can be a successful actress with all her tattoos, so can she:

“Transformers” star Megan Fox is fighting with her mom of Megan’s plan to add more tattoos to her heavily inked physique.

Megan, who already has eight tats, wants to cover her entire right arm in a tattoo “sleeve.” Her mother Darlene is not amused.

“Her mom has never understood why her daughter would want to cover her gorgeous body with tattoos,” a source revealed.

“After each new tattoo, Darlene pleased with Megan not to get more.

“Darlene believes that when Megan is a 40-year-old woman wanting to play more mature roles, people won’t want to hire her because it will be too hard to cover her tattoos,” said the source.

Megan, however, continues to point out that one of Hollywoods most sought-after talents, Angelina Jolie, also sports a number of tattoos.

“Megan said Angie is proof that a woman can have tattoos and still be successful,” added the source.

[From The National Enquirer, print edition, June 15, 2009]

Among the many other idiotic things Megan Fox has said, which are frankly too numerous to bother recapping, she claimed that she gets tattoos for rebellious reasons and for the way the needle burns. She also said she finds them beautiful, but that sounds like an afterthought:

“Every time I get a tattoo, it’s a little f’ck-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.”

“Everyone hates them because people are so closed-minded about tattoos”

“That’s something I have found. People who don’t like me as far as fans go, always talk about how I’m trashy because I have tattoos. I find that insane. This is 2008 not 1950. Tattoos aren’t limited to sailors.”

“It’s a form of art and it’s one of the oldest forms of art. I find them beautiful so I’m going to keep doing it. I’m not going to let something like that stop me.”

[Quotes via Vanishing Tattoo]

I doubt Megan is going to go work at Costco if she loses a role because of her tattoos. I hear that it’s a decent company to work for and they have good health insurance though. I love shopping there. You can’t help but think that Megan is thinking of her mom when she says that getting a tattoos is “a little f’ck-you to anyone who tells me not to.” Maybe her mom should stop bugging her about it and Megan will get so engrossed in her deep thoughts that she’ll forget all her plans for a tat sleeve.

Megan Fox is shown at the MTV Movie Awards in the header. Credit: Juan Rico/Fame Pictures. Other images are file photos credit: WENN.com