If you follow all of the rules, you’ll miss all of the fun.
KATHARINE HEPBURNThe 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.
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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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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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Everyone thought I was bold and fearless and even arrogant, but inside I was always quaking.
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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 you see before you, my friend, is the result of a lifetime of chocolate.
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To keep your character intact you cannot stoop to filthy acts. It makes it easier to stoop the next time.
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Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get – only with what you are expecting to give – which is everything.
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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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You learn in life that the only person you can really correct and change is 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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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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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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Wouldn’t it be great if people could get to live suddenly as often as they die suddenly?
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Cold sober, I find myself absolutely fascinating.
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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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