Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Houghton Hepburnwas an American actress. Known for her fierce independence and spirited personality, Hepburn was a leading lady in Hollywood for more than 60 years. She appeared in a range of genres, from screwball comedy to literary drama, and she received four Academy Awards for Best Actress—a record for any performer. In 1999, Hepburn was named by the American Film Institute as the greatest female star of Classic Hollywood Cinema...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth12 May 1907
CityHartford, CT
CountryUnited States of America
A boy sows a wild oat or two, the world winks. A girl does the same -- scandal.
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.
Two of an actress's greatest assets are love and pain. A great actress, even a good actress, must have plenty of both in her life.
Drive on. We'll sweep up the blood later!
I don't care what is written about me so long as it isn't true.
I don't care what is written about me as long as it isn't true.
Only the really plain people know about love-the very fascinating ones try so hard to create an impression that they soon exhaust their talents.
My greatest strength is... common sense. I'm really a standard brand - like Campbell's tomato soup or Baker's chocolate.
It's life, isn't it? You plow ahead and make a hit. And you plow on and someone passes you. Then someone passes them. Time levels.
The noise is so loud that birds, waves, and people are silenced by the frantic roar of morons screaming and tearing back and forth, back and forth, devastating the peace of a quiet day at the beach and the joy of fellow boatmen on the water.
If you want to give up the admiration of thousands of men for the distain of one, go ahead, get married.
. . . as one goes through life one learns that if you don't paddle your own canoe, you don't move.
The most minor gifts and not a very high class way to earn a living. After all, Shirley Temple could do it at the age of four.
Acting is a nice childish profession - pretending you're someone else and, at the same time, selling yourself