Quotes by Katharine Hepburn, page 2
40 quotes by Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn - american actress
Also called: Katharine Houghton Hepburn.
Was born on 12 may 1907.
Died on 29 jun 2003, at 96 years old.
Died on 29 jun 2003, at 96 years old.
Origin country: United States
Living wasn't easy for you, was it? You couldn't enter your own life, but you could be someone else. You weren't you then; you were safe.
Quote by Katharine Hepburn about life
Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get - only with what you are expecting to give - which is everything.
Quote by Katharine Hepburn about nothing, love
Marriage is a series of desperate arguments people feel passionately about.
Quote by Katharine Hepburn about marriage, people
My greatest strength is common sense. I'm really a standard brand - like Campbell's tomato soup or Baker's chocolate.
Quote by Katharine Hepburn about common sense, sense
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.
Quote by Katharine Hepburn about love, people
Plain women know more about men than beautiful ones do. But beautiful women don't need to know about men. It's the men who have to know about beautiful women.
Quote by Katharine Hepburn about man, need
Someone asked someone who was about my age: “How are you?”. The answer was: “Fine. If you don't ask for details”.
Quote by Katharine Hepburn about olderness, age
The average Hollywood film star's ambition is to be admired by an American, courted by an Italian, married to an Englishman and have a French boyfriend.
Quote by Katharine Hepburn about ambition, celebrity, americans, film
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.
Quote by Katharine Hepburn about gifts, age, olderness
To keep your character intact you cannot stoop to filthy acts. It makes it easier to stoop the next time.
Quote by Katharine Hepburn about character, time
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.
Quote by Katharine Hepburn about change, teachers, school
Why slap them on the wrist with feather when you can belt them over the head with a sledgehammer.
Quote by Katharine Hepburn about heads
