Cold sober, I find myself absolutely fascinating.
KATHARINE HEPBURNNot everyone is lucky enough to understand how delicious it is to suffer.
More Katharine Hepburn Quotes
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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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You can say or write anything about me you like. Just don’t, for any reason, ever tell the truth.
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Listen to the song of life.
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I never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun.
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I’m an atheist, and that’s it. I believe there’s nothing we can know except that we should be kind to each other and do what we can for people.
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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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A boy sows a wild oat or two, the world winks. A girl does the same — scandal.
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Life is very hard, isn’t it? It does kill you, after all.
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If you want to change attitudes, start with a change in behavior.
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If you have to support yourself, you had bloody well better find some way that is going to be interesting.
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People think that I’m tough and strong and that I kicked my way through everything. But they are wrong. The truth is that when I was young I was adorable and a trembling wreck.
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If you’re given a choice between money and sex appeal, take the money. As you get older, the money will become your sex appeal.
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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 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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What you see before you, my friend, is the result of a lifetime of chocolate.
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As for me, prizes are nothing. My prize is my work.
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I believe how I act today will affect how I am tomorrow.
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Being a housewife and a mother is the biggest job in the world, but if it doesn’t interest you, don’t do it – I would have made a terrible mother.
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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.
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It would be a terrific innovation if you could get your mind to stretch a little further than the next wisecrack.
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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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If you follow all of the rules, you’ll miss all of the fun.
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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 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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There are no laurels in life, just new challenges.
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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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