The average Hollywood film star’s ambition is to be admired by an American, courted by an Italian, married to an Englishman and have a French boyfriend.
KATHARINE HEPBURNIf you survive long enough, you’re revered – rather like an old building.
More Katharine Hepburn Quotes
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Our Constitution was not intended to be used by … any group to foist its personal religious beliefs on the rest of us.
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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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A boy sows a wild oat or two, the world winks. A girl does the same — scandal.
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I never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun.
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You are the only person you can actually change.
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Don’t moan, don’t whine, don’t blame. Just get on with it.
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I’ve always thought men and women are not too well suited to each other. It’s inevitable that they should come together, but, again, how well suited are they to live together in the same house?
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Plain women know more about men than beautiful women do.
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You don’t pick who you fall in love with. There are so few people to love. It’s hard for one adult to even like another. Almost impossible.
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I’ve made forty-three pictures. Naturally I’m adorable in all of them.
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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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Not everyone is lucky enough to understand how delicious it is to suffer.
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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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I have many regrets, and I’m sure everyone does. The stupid things you do, you regret if you have any sense, and if you don’t regret them, maybe you’re stupid.
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I don’t fear death, it must be like a long sleep.
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