Everyone thought I was bold and fearless and even arrogant, but inside I was always quaking.
KATHARINE HEPBURNWhen I’ve been unsuccessful, I’ve been controlled. When I’ve been successful, I’ve been in control.
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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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It’s not what you start in life, it’s what you finish.
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Silence the artist and you have silenced the most articulate voice the people have.
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Vitality! That’s the pursuit of life, isn’t it?
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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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Marriage is a series of desperate arguments people feel passionately about.
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Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get — only what you are expecting to give — which is everything. What you will receive in return varies. But it really has no connection with what you give. You give because you love and cannot help giving.
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You are the only person you can actually change.
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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 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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I was born lucky, and I have lived lucky. What I had was used. What I still have is being used. Lucky.
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Life is very hard, isn’t it? It does kill you, after all.
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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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If you obey all the rules you miss all the fun.
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Loved people are loving people.
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