Acting is the perfect idiot’s profession.
KATHARINE HEPBURNTrying to be fascinating is an asinine position to be in.
More Katharine Hepburn Quotes
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Children need boundaries, so they can know how far they have to go to get beyond them.
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The time to make up your mind about people is never.
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Life is very hard, isn’t it? It does kill you, after all.
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Cold sober, I find myself absolutely fascinating.
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Sometimes I wonder if men and women really suit each other. Perhaps they should live next door and just visit now and then.
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Marriage is a series of desperate arguments people feel passionately about.
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You can say or write anything about me you like. Just don’t, for any reason, ever tell the truth.
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People think that I’m tough and strong and that I kicked my way through everything. But they are wrong. The truth is that when I was young I was adorable and a trembling wreck.
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I don’t care WHAT the say about me, as long as it’s not the truth.
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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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I think all good actors are personalities. If they’re not, they’re not stars. What makes you a star is horsepower.
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I don’t believe in marriage. It’s bloody impractical. ‘To love, honor, and obey.’ If it weren’t, you wouldn’t have to sign a contract.
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I like to move fast, and wearing high heels was tough, and low heels with a skirt is unattractive. So pants took over.
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The woman’s position in the world today is so much harder than a man’s that it makes me choke every time I hear a man complain about anything.
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Vitality! That’s the pursuit of life, isn’t it?
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