I’ve made forty-three pictures. Naturally I’m adorable in all of them.
KATHARINE HEPBURNIf you have to support yourself, you had bloody well better find some way that is going to be interesting.
More Katharine Hepburn Quotes
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Dressing up is a bore. At a certain age, you decorate yourself to attract the opposite sex, and at a certain age, I did that. But I’m past that age.
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All my life, I’ve stayed at parties too long because I didn’t know when to go.
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The only time I am ever miserable is when I do something just for the money.
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Silence the artist and you have silenced the most articulate voice the people have.
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I would have been a terrible mother because I’m basically a very selfish human being. Not that that has stopped most people going off and having children.
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I’m a legend because I’ve survived over a long period of time and still seem to be master of my fate – I’m still paddling the goddamned boat myself.
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If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased.
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Cold sober, I find myself absolutely fascinating.
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If you obey all the rules you miss all the fun.
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When I’ve been unsuccessful, I’ve been controlled. When I’ve been successful, I’ve been in control.
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I realised long ago that skirts are hopeless. Anytime I hear a man say he prefers a woman in a skirt, I say, ‘Try one. Try a skirt.’
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People who want to be famous are really loners. Or they should be.
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Being a housewife and a mother is the biggest job in the world, but if it doesn’t interest you, don’t do it – I would have made a terrible mother.
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You politicians remain professional because the voters remain amateur.
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Vitality! That’s the pursuit of life, isn’t it?
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