Time For Katharine Hepburn Quotes

"I never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun." Katharine Hepburn

"If you want to give up the admiration of thousands of men for the distain of one, go ahead, get married." Katharine Hepburn

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

"Marriage is a series of desperate arguments people feel passionately about." Katharine Hepburn

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

"Why slap them on the wrist with feather when you can belt them over the head with a sledgehammer." Katharine Hepburn

"It would be a terrific innovation if you could get your mind to stretch a little further than the next wisecrack." Katharine Hepburn

"Life is hard. After all, it kills you." Katharine Hepburn

"It's a rather rude gesture, but at least it's clear what you mean." Katharine Hepburn

"My greatest strength is common sense. I'm really a standard brand - like Campbell's tomato soup or Baker's chocolate." Katharine Hepburn

Studio publicity photograph, ca. 1941

Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003) was an American actress of film, stage, and television. Known for her headstrong independence and spirited personality, Hepburn's career as a Hollywood leading lady spanned more than 60 years. Her work came 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. Hepburn's characters were often strong, sophisticated women with a hidden vulnerability.

Raised in Connecticut by wealthy, progressive parents, Hepburn began to act while studying at Bryn Mawr College. After four years in the theatre, favorable reviews of her work on Broadway brought her to the attention of Hollywood. Her early years in the film industry were marked with success, including an Academy Award for her third picture, Morning Glory (1933), but this was followed by a series of commercial failures. In 1938 she was labeled "box office poison". Hepburn masterminded her own comeback, buying out her contract with RKO Radio Pictures and acquiring the film rights to The Philadelphia Story, which she sold on the condition that she be the star. In the 1940s she was contracted to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, where her career focused on an alliance with Spencer Tracy. The screen-partnership spanned 25 years, and produced nine movies.
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"If you want to sacrifice the admiration of many men for the criticism of one, go ahead, get married." Katharine Hepburn

"As for me, prizes are nothing. My prize is my work." Katharine Hepburn

"Acting is the perfect idiot's profession." Katharine Hepburn

"Death will be a great relief. No more interviews." Katharine Hepburn

"Trying to be fascinating is an asinine position to be in." 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 to be famous." Katharine Hepburn

"Never complain. Never explain." Katharine Hepburn

"If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased." Katharine Hepburn

"To keep your character intact you cannot stoop to filthy acts. It makes it easier to stoop the next time." Katharine Hepburn

"Enemies are so stimulating." Katharine Hepburn

"To be loved is very demoralizing." Katharine Hepburn

"If you obey all the rules you miss all the fun." Katharine Hepburn

"It's a business you go into because your an egocentric. It's a very embarrassing profession." Katharine Hepburn

"Acting is a nice childish profession - pretending you're someone else and, at the same time, selling yourself." Katharine Hepburn

"I never realized until lately that women were supposed to be the inferior sex." Katharine Hepburn

"Without discipline, there's no life at all." Katharine Hepburn