Hepburn Quotes

Go to the Martin Beck Theatre and watch Katherine Hepburn run the gamut of emotions from A to B. ~ Dorothy Parker

As the years go on, you see changes in yourself, but you've got to face that - everyone goes through it ... Either you have to face up to it and tell yourself you're not going to be eighteen all your life, or be prepared for a terrible shock when you see the wrinkles and white hair. Getting older doesn't frighten me, but I wish I didn't have to because I like life a lot. ~ Audrey Hepburn

Honey, you [Michael Jackson] gotta pick a race first. All of a sudden you're a black man, then you're Diana Ross, now you're Audrey Hepburn. Then he's got the little beard going on. He's like Lord of the Rings, the entire cast. Michael's about to jump species. ~ Robin Williams

I have a fuller figure and sometimes like to hide my legs. Palazzo pants accentuate my small waist and make me feel a little like Katharine Hepburn. ~ Debi Mazar

A new beginning done right," she said out loud, because everyone knew that saying it out loud made it true. "You hear that, karma?" She glanced upward through her slightly leaky sunroof into a dark sky, where storm clouds tumbled together like a dryer full of gray wool blankets. "This time, I'm gong to be strong." Like Katharine Hepburn. Like Ingrid Bergman ."So go torture someone else and leave me alone."
A bolt of lightning blinded her, followed by a boom of thunder that nearly had her jerking out of her skin. "Okay, so I meant pretty please leave me alone."
-Maddie ~ Jill Shalvis

For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone. ~ Sam Levenson

Across from the famous jewelry store on Fifth Avenue at Fifty-Seventh Street, we sat in the back of a graffiti-covered white box truck watching the world go by on the surveillance vehicle's hidden high-def camera. So far there had been no sign of the thieves. Or even Audrey Hepburn. ~ James Patterson

When my mother wanted to teach me a lesson about life,' said Luca Dotti, 'she never used stories about her career. She always told stories about the war. The war was very, very important to her. It made her who she was. ~ Robert Matzen

Gardening is the greatest tonic and therapy a human being can have. Even if you have only a tiny piece of earth, you can create something beautiful, which we all have a great need for. If we begin by respecting plants, it's inevitable we'll respect people. ~ Audrey Hepburn

No one ever cut Katharine Hepburn down to size. ~ William J. Mann

The best thing to hold onto in life is each other. ~ Audrey Hepburn

Perhaps that is what ultimately unites us as a world: the fact that, no matter how prosperous a nation, how developed, all share the plight and embarrassment of having so many suffering children. We are united by our neglect, our abuse, our absence of love. Have we forgotten about the children, and thus forsaken the next generation? ~ Audrey Hepburn

Your heart just breaks, that's all. But you can't judge or point fingers. You just have to be lucky enough to find someone who appreciates you. ~ Audrey Hepburn

The more there is, the less I want. The more man flies to the moon, the more I want to look at a tree. ~ Audrey Hepburn

I can't say I believe in prizes. I was a whiz in the three-legged race - that's something you CAN win. ~ Katharine 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 thing. ~ Audrey Hepburn

I can remember walking as a child. It was not customary to say you were fatigued. It was customary to complete the goal of the expedition. ~ Katharine Hepburn

Be yourself, it's a tough act to follow. ~ Katharine Hepburn

Who thinks you're as fantastic as your dog does? ~ Audrey Hepburn

A boy sows a wild oat or two, the world winks. A girl does the same
scandal. ~ Katharine Hepburn

Taking care of children has nothing to do with politics. I think perhaps with time, instead of there being a politicization of humanitarian aid, there will be a humanization of politics. ~ Audrey Hepburn

I am 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 other people. ~ Katharine Hepburn

I believe, every day, you should have at least one exquisite moment ~ Audrey Hepburn

If it interests you, they don't have to pay you. It's a fascinating business anyway-it's very nice to be paid-but when you do thrilling material, it's like buying a piece of furniture that's really good. ~ Katharine Hepburn

If you're going to rip someone off, it might as well be Audrey Hepburn. ~ Marisa De Los Santos

You go back. You search for what made you happy when you were smaller. We are all grown up children, really ... So one should go back and search for what was loved and found to be real. ~ Audrey Hepburn

I don't give a damn about marriage. But I do care about honor. ~ Katharine Hepburn

Cheating on a good woman is like choosing trash over treasure. ~ Audrey Hepburn

No part of marriage is the exclusive province of any one sex. ~ Katharine Hepburn

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. ~ Katharine Hepburn

I never thought I'd land in pictures with a face like mine. ~ Audrey Hepburn

The lack of work destroys people. ~ Katharine Hepburn

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. ~ Katharine Hepburn

Vitality! That's the pursuit of life, isn't it? ~ Katharine Hepburn

I'd like to be played as a child by Natalie Wood. I'd have some romantic scenes as Audrey Hepburn and have gritty black-and-white scenes as Patricia Neal. ~ Gloria Steinem

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. ~ Katharine Hepburn

I love Audrey Hepburn. ~ Kourtney Kardashian

The face of Garbo is an Idea, that of Hepburn an Event. ~ Ethel Barrymore

What acting means is that you've got to get out of your own skin. ~ Katharine Hepburn

To pull off any look, wear it with confidence. ~ Audrey Hepburn

I have a long-lasting gratitude and trust for what UNICEF does. ~ Audrey Hepburn

I've always been obsessed with Audrey Hepburn. ~ Amy Acker

She took a deep breath and it was her eighteenth birthday; it was Jess's wedding and a summer evening at the pool; it was all those hundreds of times he'd been propped against her dorm building. And it was now, and she wanted to be this sophisticated, Audrey Hepburn-esque girl who gave him a coy smile and sauntered toward him, hips swinging. But this was Tam, and she wasn't sophisticated for crap. ~ Lauren Gilley

Don't give in! Make your own trail. Don't moan. Don't complain. Think positively. ~ Katharine Hepburn

Giving is living. If you stop wanting to give, there's nothing more to live for. ~ Audrey Hepburn

It's weird, because American films in the 1930s and '40s, particularly melodramas, were made for woman, from Bette Davis to Joan Crawford to Barbara Stanwyck to Katherine Hepburn, and for some reason we've taken a step backward in this sense. ~ James Gray

Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get - only with what you are expecting to give - which is everything ~ Katharine Hepburn

NOURISH YOUR HAIR:
1. There are a number of 'kitchen recipes' for feeding hair. It needs the contents of your refrigerator just as much as your skin does. Right back to mayonnaise! Olive oil, eggs, and lemon juice. Massage the mixture into your hair, let it stay on for ten or fifteen minutes, then rinse it off with cool water. Cool - or you'll have scrambled eggs on your head.
2. For years I washed my daughter' hair with raw eggs, never soap or shampoo. I wet their hair fist and then rubbed in six whole eggs, one by one - a trick I learned from Katherine. Hepburn. (Four eggs will do for short hair, but theirs was long.) Some people use eggs beaten up with a jigger of rum; others mix an egg with red wine.
3. Hot oils is good for dry hair. Apply it with the fingertips and then wrap your head in a warm towel. Keep changing the oil for an hour, to keep it hot and penetrating. Then shampoo.
4. I believe in brushing. I made my girls give their hair the old-fashioned hundred strokes every night, using two brushes, and bending forward from the waist. It stimulates hair grows, and the rush of blood to the face is an added benefit. I pull my hair gently to encourage growth too. ~ Joan Crawford

Actually, depravity can be terribly boring if you don't smoke or drink. ~ Audrey Hepburn

Moon River
Moon river, wider than a mile
I'm crossing you in style some day
Oh, dream maker, you heart breaker
Wherever you're goin', i'm goin' your way
Two drifters, off to see the world
There's such a lot of world to see
We're after the same rainbow's end, waitin' 'round the bend
My huckleberry friend, moon river, and me
(moon river, wider than a mile)
(i'm crossin' you in style some day)
Oh, dream maker, you heart breaker
Wherever you're goin', i'm goin' your way
Two drifters, off to see the world
There's such a lot of world to see
We're after that same rainbow's end, waitin' 'round the bend
My huckleberry friend, moon river, and me ~ Audrey Hepburn

Like every fiction, Holly Golightly was a composite of multiple nonfictions. ~ Sam Wasson

The shakes stop if you drink enough, but then so does everything else. ~ Katharine Hepburn

For beautiful hair, let a child run his or her fingers through it once a day. ~ Audrey Hepburn

Cold sober, I find myself absolutely fascinating. ~ Katharine Hepburn

Well, it's nice being top banana in the shock department. ~ Audrey Hepburn

People who want to be famous are really loners. Or they should be. ~ Katharine Hepburn

Thursday? Oh no, it can't be! It's too gruesome. ~ Audrey Hepburn

The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. ~ Audrey Hepburn

I find a woman's point of view much grander and finer than a man's. ~ Katharine Hepburn

To have beautiful lips, say beautiful things. To have beautiful eyes, look at people and see the good in them. ~ Audrey Hepburn

Happy girls are the prettiest ~ Audrey Hepburn

I never expected to be a star, never counted on it, never even wanted it. Not that I didn't enjoy it all when it happened. ~ Audrey Hepburn

I am a total me, me, Me person. ~ Katharine Hepburn

There is a shade of red for every woman. ~ Audrey Hepburn

There is a moral obligation that those who have should give to those who don't. ~ Audrey Hepburn

Kindness is one of the greatest gifts you can bestow upon another. If someone is in need, lend them a helping hand. Do not wait for a thank you. True kindness lies within the act of giving without the expectation of something in return. ~ Katharine Hepburn

Somebody said to me the other day, 'You know, it's really senseless, what you're doing. There's always been suffering, there will always be suffering, and you're just prolonging the suffering of these children [by rescuing them].' My answer is, 'Okay, then, let's start with your grandchild. Don't buy antibiotics if it gets pneumonia. Don't take it to the hospital of it has an accident. It's against life-against humanity-to think that way. ~ Audrey Hepburn

Mind you, Roman Holiday - which is kind of a romantic comedy - is one of my favorite films, and I think Audrey Hepburn is absolutely phenomenal in that movie. ~ Ellen Page

If you think about Audrey Hepburn, I think she became more beautiful when she stopped being an actress and started working with humanitarian campaigns. The more engaged you can become the more you can shed your self-consciousness. ~ Cate Blanchett

When I get married, I want to be really married ~ Audrey Hepburn

When you have nobody you can make a cup of tea for, when nobody needs you, that's when I think life is over. ~ Audrey Hepburn

Show me an actress who isn't a personality and I'll show you a woman who isn't a star. ~ Katharine Hepburn

Their offense is shakier than Katherine Hepburn after an all-night espresso bender at Starbucks. ~ Dennis Miller

Life is a party. Dress for it. ~ Audrey Hepburn

The calla lilies are in bloom again. Such a strange flower - suitable to any occasion. I carried them on my wedding day, and now I place them here in memory of something that has died. ~ Katharine Hepburn

To live creatively free, do what you know how to do now, then 'act as if' you know how to do the rest. ~ Katharine Hepburn

I was born lucky, and I have lived lucky. What I had was used. What I still have is being used. Lucky. ~ Katharine Hepburn

Oh, my dear! I'm afraid you've mistaken
me for someone else! My name is Rhea Silvia. I was the mother to Romulus and Remus, thousands of years ago. But you're so kind to think I look as young as the 1950s. ~ Rick Riordan

Honey, were you trying to be a 1950s beatnik from Funny Face or something?" He guesses, correctly. "It is one thing to channel your inner Audrey Hepburn, but it is quite another to wear a mock turtleneck and capris to a Hollywood event. This is the big time, sweetheart; you best check your costume at the door. ~ Katie Delahanty

For my whole life, my favorite activity was reading. It's not the most social pastime. ~ Audrey Hepburn

Audry Hepburn on the cover of The Nun's Story was staring up at me from my unmade bed. Her hair was hidden by her snow-white wimple; her big eyes looked frightened.
"What are you looking at?" I said. "Fuck you." It was the first time I'd ever said the word. I felt a brief shiver of power.
Then I sat back on the bed and sobbed. Dolores Price: Lady of Sorrow. ~ Wally Lamb

I've always dug Audrey Hepburn. I think she's one of the classic beauties. ~ Estelle

The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It's the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she shows & the beauty of a woman only grows with passing years. ~ Audrey Hepburn

I am proud to have been in a business that gives pleasure, creates beauty, and awakens our conscience, arouses compassion, and perhaps most importantly, gives millions a respite from our so violent world. ~ Audrey Hepburn

Friendship, if somebody holds out his hand toward you, you've got to reach and take it ... There are too many people alone, and if you're lucky enough for somebody to want you as a friend, it's an obligation. ~ Katharine Hepburn

I always loved the bad girls in the movies. I loved Bette Davis; I loved Katherine Hepburn. I loved Ava Gardner. ~ Imelda May

In a cruel and imperfect world, she was living proof that God could still create perfection. ~ Rex Reed

I long for the old days of Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn, stars who had real glamour and mystique. We only knew so much about their lives; the rest was a mystery. ~ Pixie Lott

It always boils down to the same thing - not only receiving love, but desperately needing to give it. ~ Audrey Hepburn

I believe in manicures.
I believe in overdressing.
I believe in primping at leisure and wearing lipsitck. ~ Audrey Hepburn

I decided, very early on, just to accept life unconditionally; I never expected it to do anything special for me, yet I seemed to accomplish far more than I had ever hoped. Most of the time it just happened to me without my ever seeking it. ~ Audrey Hepburn

Meryl and Katharine Hepburn are probably the two greatest actresses of this and the last century. ~ Denzel Washington

If you survive long enough, you're revered-rather like an old building. ~ Katharine Hepburn

Plain women know more about men than beautiful women do. ~ Katharine Hepburn

And the beauty of a woman, with passing years only grows! ~ 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 mess! ~ Audrey Hepburn

I like to move fast, and wearing high heels was tough, and low heels with a skirt is unattractive. So pants took over. ~ Katharine Hepburn

I am quite scandalous, you see. I come packaged with unpredictable moments, brutal honesty, calamitous outbursts, the ghastly need for love, a fiendish lack of filter, the horrific need to question everything, nauseating affection, offensive kindness, indecent spirituality, obscene beauty, monstrous creativity, barbaric embellishments, contemptuous passion, sinful childhood traumas, unscrupulous hobbies, vexatious caring, abominable sensitivity, reprehensible humor, hideous sarcasm, displeasing feelings, unpalatable confidence, offensive compassion, villainous inspiration and a devilish wit. I am quite grotesque in my imperfectness and I am not ashamed to admit it. ~ Shannon L. Alder

If you have fame, you never feel that you have fame, if you have the brains of a flea. Because fame is something that's over back of you. It ain't ahead ... Not ahead at all. I mean, if you've done it that's great, but "what are you going to do now?" is the only thing that matters. ~ Katharine Hepburn

I don't bite you know ... unless it's called for, ~ Audrey Hepburn