I have not lived as a woman. I have lived as a man. I’ve just done what I damn well wanted to, and I’ve made enough money to support myself, and ain’t afraid of being alone
KATHARINE HEPBURNBeing an actor is such a humiliating experience because you are selling yourself to the public, your face, your personality, and that is humiliating. As you get older, it becomes more humiliating because you’ve got less to sell.
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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 was brought up by two extremely intelligent people who gave me the greatest gift that man can give anyone, and that is freedom from fear.
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You can’t change the music of your soul.
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Isn’t it fun getting older? is really a terrible fallacy. That’s like saying I prefer driving an old car with a flat tire.
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What you see before you, my friend, is the result of a lifetime of chocolate.
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Life is very hard, isn’t it? It does kill you, after all.
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The notion that work is a burden is a terrible mistake. Working and facing up to one’s responsibilities: That’s happiness.
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The only time I am ever miserable is when I do something just for the money.
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If you want to change attitudes, start with a change in behavior.
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It would be a terrific innovation if you could get your mind to stretch a little further than the next wisecrack.
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Not everyone is lucky enough to understand how delicious it is to suffer.
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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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You can say or write anything about me you like. Just don’t, for any reason, ever tell the truth.
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I don’t fear death, it must be like a long sleep.
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Acting is a nice childish profession – pretending you’re someone else and, at the same time, selling yourself.
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