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.
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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Being 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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What the hell-you might be right, you might be wrong but don’t just avoid.
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To live creatively free, do what you know how to do now, then ‘act as if’ you know how to do the rest.
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Nobody owes anybody anything; it’s up to each individual to set high standards for himself or herself, and to set about working hard and creating a solid future.
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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.
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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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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 think most of the people involved in any art always secretly wonder whether they are really there because they’re good or there because they’re lucky.
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I never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun.
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Plain women know more about men than beautiful women do.
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There are no laurels in life, just new challenges.
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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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Marriage is a series of desperate arguments people feel passionately about.
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What in the world would we do without our libraries?
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I believe how I act today will affect how I am tomorrow.
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