Katharine Hepburn quote: "I have not lived as a woman. I have lived as a man. I've just done what I damn well wanted to, and I've made enough money to support myself, and ain't afraid of being alone."

I never realized until lately that women were supposed to be the inferior sex.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Never complain. Never explain.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Life is to be lived. If you have to support yourself, you had bloody well better find some way that ...
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Acting is the perfect idiot's profession.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

It would be a terrific innovation if you could get your mind to stretch a little further than the ne...
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Without discipline, there's no life at all.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Only the really plain people know about love - the very fascinating ones try so hard to create an im...
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Death will be a great relief. No more interviews.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

It's a rather rude gesture, but at least it's clear what you mean.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

I never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Dressing up is a bore. At a certain age, you decorate yourself to attract the opposite sex, and at a...
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Being a housewife and a mother is the biggest job in the world, but if it doesn't interest you, ...
KATHARINE HEPBURN

I have many regrets, and I'm sure everyone does. The stupid things you do, you regret... if you ...
KATHARINE HEPBURN

If you're given a choice between money and sex appeal, take the money. As you get older, the money w...
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Life is to be lived. If you have to support yourself, you had bloody well better find some way that ...
KATHARINE HEPBURN

I have always lived my life exactly as I wanted. I've tried to please no one but myself...but I'm en...
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Only the really plain people know about love --the very fascinating ones try so hard to create an im...
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get--only with what you are expecting to give-...
KATHARINE HEPBURN

As for me, prizes are nothing. My prize is my work.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Sometimes I wonder if men and women really suit each other. Perhaps they should live next door and j...
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Why slap them on the wrist with feather when you can belt them over the head with a sledgehammer.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Life can be wildly tragic at times, and I've had my share.But whatever happens to you, you still hav...
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Acting is the perfect idiot's profession.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

The most minor gifts and not a very high class way to earn a living. After all, Shirley Temple could...
KATHARINE HEPBURN

It's a business you go into because you're an egocentric. It's a very embarrassing profession.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

If you give an audience a chance they will do half your acting for you.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

To keep your character intact you cannot stoop to filthy acts. It makes it easier to stoop the next ...
KATHARINE HEPBURN

If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Enemies are so stimulating.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

I have many regrets, and I'm sure everyone does. The stupid things you do, you regret if you have an...
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Without discipline, there is no life at all.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

The average Hollywood film star's ambition is to be admired by an American, courted by an Italian, m...
KATHARINE HEPBURN

What you see before you is the result of a lifetime of chocolate.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

My greatest strength is... common sense. I'm really a standard brand -- like Campbell's tomato sou...
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Life can be wildly tragic at times, and I've had my share. But whatever happens to you, you have to...
KATHARINE HEPBURN

If it weren't for electricity we'd all be watching television by candlelight.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Marriage is a great institution, but who wants to live in an institution?
KATHARINE HEPBURN

If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun. -Katharine Hepburn.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

I can remember walking as a child. It was not customary to say you were fatigued. It was customary t...
KATHARINE HEPBURN

It'd be a terrific innovation if you could get your mind to stretch a little further than the next...
KATHARINE HEPBURN

I think most of the people involved in any art always secretly wonder whether they are really there ...
KATHARINE HEPBURN

If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Life is to be lived. If you have to support yourself, you had bloody well better find some way that ...
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Show me an actress who isn't a personality and I'll show you a woman who isn't a star.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

You can't change the music of your soul.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

The average Hollywood film star's ambition is to be admired by an American, courted by an Italia...
KATHARINE HEPBURN

If you want to sacrifice the admiration of many men for the criticism of one, go ahead, get married.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers - bu...
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Life is hard. After all, it kills you.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

If you obey all the rules you miss all the fun.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Acting is the most minor of gifts. After all, Shirley Temple could do it when she was four.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get - only with what you are expecting to give...
KATHARINE HEPBURN

My greatest strength is common sense. I'm really a standard brand - like Campbell's tomato s...
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Plain women know more about men than beautiful women do.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

What you see before you, my friend, is the result of a lifetime of chocolate.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

If you obey all of the rules, you miss all of the fun.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

To be loved is very demoralizing.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get - only with what you are expecting to give...
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Acting is the most minor of gifts and not a very high-class way to earn a living. After all, Shirley...
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Without discipline, there's no life at all.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Sometimes I wonder if men and women really suit each other. Perhaps they should just live next door ...
KATHARINE HEPBURN

We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers - bu...
KATHARINE HEPBURN

If you survive long enough, you're revered - rather like an old building.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

I have many regrets, and I'm sure everyone does. The stupid things you do, you regret… if you have...
KATHARINE HEPBURN

It's a business you go into because your an egocentric. It's a very embarrassing profession.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

It's a business you go into because you're an egocentric. It's a very embarrassing profe...
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Only the really plain people know about love-the very fascinating ones try so hard to create an impr...
KATHARINE HEPBURN

I have many regrets, and I'm sure everyone does. The stupid things you do, you regret if you have ...
KATHARINE HEPBURN

I am an atheist and that's it. I believe there's nothing we can know except that we should be kind t...
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Never complain. Never explain.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

The noise is so loud that birds, waves, and people are silenced by the frantic roar of morons scream...
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Living wasn't easy for you, was it? You couldn't enter your own life, but you could be someone else....
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Show me an actress who isn't a personality and I'll show you a woman who isn't a star.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

When I started out, I didn't have any desire to be an actress or to learn how to act. I just wanted ...
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Trying to be fascinating is an asinine position to be in.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

I don't care what is written about me as long as it isn't true.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

My greatest strength is... common sense. I'm really a standard brand - like Campbell's tomato soup o...
KATHARINE HEPBURN

If you want to give up the admiration of thousands of men for the distain of one, go ahead, get marr...
KATHARINE HEPBURN

. . . as one goes through life one learns that if you don't paddle your own canoe, you don't move.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

It's a rather rude gesture, but at least it's clear what you mean.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

I would have made a terrible parent. The first time my child didn't do what I wanted, I'd kill him.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

What in the world would we do without our libraries?
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Being a housewife and a mother is the biggest job in the world, but if it doesn't interest you, don'...
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Plain women know more about men than beautiful ones do. But beautiful women don't need to know about...
KATHARINE HEPBURN

To be loved is very demoralizing
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Tea at Five
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Someone asked someone who was about my age: "How are you?" The answer was, "Fine. If you don't ask f...
KATHARINE HEPBURN

It's a new low for actresses when you have to wonder what is between her ears instead of her legs.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

It's life, isn't it? You plow ahead and make a hit. And you plow on and someone passes you. Then som...
KATHARINE HEPBURN

I don't believe in marriage. It's bloody impractical to love, honor, and obey.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Life can be wildly tragic at times, and I've had my share. But whatever happens to you, you have to ...
KATHARINE HEPBURN

I'm an atheist, and that's it. I believe there's nothing we can know except that we should be kind t...
KATHARINE HEPBURN

If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Drive on. We'll sweep up the blood later!
KATHARINE HEPBURN

We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers - yo...
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Acting is a nice childish profession - pretending you're someone else and, at the same time, selling...
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Marriage is a series of desperate arguments people feel passionately about.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

It's life isn't it? You plow ahead and make a hit. And you plow on and someone passes you. T...
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Acting is a nice childish profession - pretending you're someone else and, at the same time, sel...
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Pick the day. Enjoy it - to the hilt. The day as it comes. People as they come... The past, I think,...
AUDREY HEPBURN

I love people who make me laugh. I honestly think it's the thing I like most, to laugh. It cures...
AUDREY HEPBURN

The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mode but the true beauty in a woman is reflected in her sou...
AUDREY HEPBURN

If I'm honest I have to tell you I still read fairy-tales and I like them best of all.
AUDREY HEPBURN

I've been lucky. Opportunities don't often come along. So, when they do, you have to grab th...
AUDREY HEPBURN

There is a moral obligation that those who have should give to those who don't.
AUDREY HEPBURN

I never thought I'd land in pictures with a face like mine.
AUDREY HEPBURN

Everything I learned I learned from the movies.
AUDREY HEPBURN

I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it.
AUDREY HEPBURN

Actually, you have to be a little bit in love with your leading man and vice versa. If you're go...
AUDREY HEPBURN

The 'Third World' is a term I don't like very much because we're all one world. I wa...
AUDREY HEPBURN

I don't believe in collective guilt, but I do believe in collective responsibility.
AUDREY HEPBURN

I heard a definition once: Happiness is health and a short memory! I wish I'd invented it, becau...
AUDREY HEPBURN

I had to make a choice at one point in my life, of missing films or missing my children. It was a ve...
AUDREY HEPBURN

My first big mission for UNICEF in Ethiopia was just to attract attention, before it was too late, t...
AUDREY HEPBURN

It's that wonderful old-fashioned idea that others come first and you come second. This was the ...
AUDREY HEPBURN

There are certain shades of limelight that can wreck a girl's complexion.
AUDREY HEPBURN

I never think of myself as an icon. What is in other people's minds is not in my mind. I just do...
AUDREY HEPBURN

When you have nobody you can make a cup of tea for, when nobody needs you, that's when I think l...
AUDREY HEPBURN

I don't want to be alone, I want to be left alone.
AUDREY HEPBURN

People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; never...
AUDREY HEPBURN

You can tell more about a person by what he says about others than you can by what others say about ...
AUDREY HEPBURN

The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the p...
AUDREY HEPBURN

As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other fo...
AUDREY HEPBURN

The most important thing is to enjoy your life - to be happy - it's all that matters.
AUDREY HEPBURN

I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are th...
AUDREY HEPBURN

The most important thing is to enjoy your life—to be happy—it's all that matters.
AUDREY HEPBURN

It's that wonderful old-fashioned idea that others come first and you come second. This was the whol...
AUDREY HEPBURN

I have to be alone very often. I'd be quite happy if I spent from Saturday night until Monday mornin...
AUDREY HEPBURN

I don't want to be alone, I want to be left alone.
AUDREY HEPBURN

Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!
AUDREY HEPBURN

If I’m honest I have to tell you I still read fairy-tales and I like them best of all.
AUDREY HEPBURN

The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mole,but true beauty in a Woman is reflected in her soul. I...
AUDREY HEPBURN

I probably hold the distinction of being one movie star who, by all laws of logic, should never have...
AUDREY HEPBURN

Taking care of children has nothing to do with politics. I think perhaps with time, instead of there...
AUDREY HEPBURN

Since the world has existed, there has been injustice. But it is one world, the more so as it become...
AUDREY HEPBURN

Paris is always a good idea.
AUDREY HEPBURN

If I get married, I want to be very married.
AUDREY HEPBURN

I'm an introvert... I love being by myself, love being outdoors, love taking a long walk with my...
AUDREY HEPBURN

If my world were to cave in tomorrow, I would look back on all the pleasures, excitements and worthw...
AUDREY HEPBURN

Success is like reaching an important birthday and finding you're exactly the same.
AUDREY HEPBURN

The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries or the way she co...
AUDREY HEPBURN

I decided, very early on, just to accept life unconditionally; I never expected it to do anything sp...
AUDREY HEPBURN

The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.
AUDREY HEPBURN

Let's face it, a nice creamy chocolate cake does a lot for a lot of people; it does for me.
AUDREY HEPBURN

Living is like tearing through a museum. Not until later do you really start absorbing what you saw,...
AUDREY HEPBURN

I can testify to what UNICEF means to children because I was among those who received food and medic...
AUDREY HEPBURN

Water is life, and clean water means health.
AUDREY HEPBURN

Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!
AUDREY HEPBURN

A quality education has the power to transform societies in a single generation, provide children w...
AUDREY HEPBURN

Success is like reaching an important birthday and finding you're exactly the same.
AUDREY HEPBURN

I love people who make me laugh. I honestly think it's the thing I like most, to laugh. It cures a m...
AUDREY HEPBURN

There are certain shades of limelight that can wreck a girl's complexion
AUDREY HEPBURN

It's that wonderful old-fashioned idea that others come first and you come second. This was the whol...
AUDREY HEPBURN

Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, it's at the end of your arm, as you get older, remember y...
AUDREY HEPBURN

I was asked to act when I couldn't act. I was asked to sing 'Funny Face' when I couldn&#...
AUDREY HEPBURN

People in Ethiopia, the Sudan, etc., don't know Audrey Hepburn, but they recognize the name UNIC...
AUDREY HEPBURN

I have to be alone very often. I'd be quite happy if I spent from Saturday night until Monday mo...
AUDREY HEPBURN

Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, it's at the end of your arm, as you get older, rememb...
AUDREY HEPBURN

I'm half-Irish, half-Dutch, and I was born in Belgium. If I was a dog, I'd be in a hell of a...
AUDREY HEPBURN

I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing...
AUDREY HEPBURN

For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; a...
AUDREY HEPBURN

There is more to sex appeal than just measurements. I don't need a bedroom to prove my womanline...
AUDREY HEPBURN

When you have nobody you can make a cup of tea for, when nobody needs you, that's when I think life ...
AUDREY HEPBURN

I believe in manicures. I believe in overdressing. I believe in primping at leisure and wearing lips...
AUDREY HEPBURN

On the one hand maybe I’ve remained infantile, while on the other I matured quickly, because at a ...
AUDREY HEPBURN

I'm an introvert... I love being by myself, love being outdoors, love taking a long walk with my dog...
AUDREY HEPBURN

The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she c...
AUDREY HEPBURN

If you want to sacrifice the admiration of many men for the criticism of one, go ahead, get married.
KATHERINE HEPBURN

Everything I learned I learned from the
movies.
AUDREY HEPBURN

Acting is the most minor of gifts and not a very high-class way to earn a living. After all, Shirley...
KATHERINE HEPBURN

I never thought I'd land in pictures with a face like mine.
AUDREY HEPBURN

A good book is enjoyable. A great book sets off a bomb inside of you.
NED HEPBURN

Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get - only with what you are expecting to give...
KATHERINE HEPBURN

If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun.
KATHERINE HEPBURN

Never complain. Never explain.
KATHERINE HEPBURN

If you obey all of the rules, you miss all of the fun.
KATHERINE HEPBURN

There is more to sex appeal than just measurements. I don't need a bedroom to prove my womanliness. ...
AUDREY HEPBURN

Happy girls are the prettiest
AUDREY HEPBURN

Pick the day. Enjoy it - to the hilt. The day as it comes. People as they come... The past, I think,...
AUDREY HEPBURN

And the beauty of a woman, with passing years only grows!
AUDREY HEPBURN

Your heart just breaks, that's all. But you can't judge, or point fingers. You just have to be lucky...
AUDREY HEPBURN

There are certain shades of limelight that can wreck a girl's complexion.
AUDREY HEPBURN

My look is attainable. Women can look like Audrey Hepburn by flipping out their hair, buying the lar...
AUDREY HEPBURN

If I blow my nose, it gets written all over the world.
AUDREY HEPBURN

My look is attainable. Women can look like
AUDREY HEPBURN

I never think of myself as an icon. What is in other people's minds is not in my mind. I just do my ...
AUDREY HEPBURN

Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm ... As you grow ol...
AUDREY HEPBURN

A quality education has the power to transform societies in a single generation, provide children wi...
AUDREY HEPBURN

I'm just crazy about Tiffany's! - Breakfast at Tiffany's
AUDREY HEPBURN

I was asked to act when I couldn't act. I was asked to sing 'Funny Face' when I couldn't sing, and d...
AUDREY HEPBURN

Let me tell you something, Mister. If I had her money, I'd be richer than she is.' - Breakfast at Ti...
AUDREY HEPBURN

You can always tell what kind of a person a man really thinks you are by the earrings he gives you
AUDREY HEPBURN

You can always tell what kind of a person a man really thinks you are by the earrings he gives you.
AUDREY HEPBURN

Your heart just breaks, that's all. But you can't judge or point fingers. You just have to be lucky ...
AUDREY HEPBURN

When the chips are down, you are alone, and loneliness can be terrifying. Fortunately, I've always h...
AUDREY HEPBURN

It's sad if people think that's (homemaking) a dull existance, [but] you can't just buy an apartment...
AUDREY HEPBURN

Elegance is the only beauty that never fades.
AUDREY HEPBURN

Good things aren't supposed to just fall into your lap. God is very generous, but He expects you to ...
AUDREY HEPBURN

I heard a definition once: Happiness is health and a short memory! I wish I'd invented it, because i...
AUDREY HEPBURN

I have not lived as a woman. I have lived as a man. I've just done what I damn well wanted to, and I've made enough money to support myself, and ain't afraid of being alone.

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Katharine Hepburn

I have not lived as a woman. I have lived as a man. I've just done what I damn well wanted to, and I've made enough money to support myself, and ain't afraid of being alone.

Katharine Hepburn

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