Life can be wildly tragic at times, and I’ve had my share. But whatever happens to you, you have to keep a slightly comic attitude. In the final analysis, you have got not to forget to laugh.
KATHARINE HEPBURNActing is the perfect idiot’s profession.
More Katharine Hepburn Quotes
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I don’t regret anything I’ve ever done; as long as I enjoyed it at the time.
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Trying to be fascinating is an asinine position to be in.
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The terrible thing about acting in the theater is that you have to do it at night.
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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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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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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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I believe how I act today will affect how I am tomorrow.
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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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I wear my sort of clothes to save me the trouble of deciding which clothes to wear.
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If you follow all of the rules, you’ll miss all of the fun.
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We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers – but never blame yourself. It’s never your fault. But it’s always your fault, because if you wanted to change you’re the one who has got to change.
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You learn in life that the only person you can really correct and change is yourself.
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If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased.
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People who want to be famous are really loners. Or they should be.
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It’s not what you start in life, it’s what you finish.
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