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
Katharine Hepburn quotes about
Life is to be lived. If you have to support yourself, you had bloody well better find some way that is going to be interesting. And you don't do that by sitting around.
My greatest strength is... common sense. I'm really a standard brand - like Campbell's tomato soup or Baker's chocolate.
You politicians remain professional because the voters remain amateur.
It would be a terrific innovation if you could get your mind to stretch a little further than the next wisecrack.
Acting is a nice childish profession - pretending you're someone else and, at the same time, selling yourself.
As for me, prizes are nothing. My prize is my work.
Why slap them on the wrist with feather when you can belt them over the head with a sledgehammer.
It's a bore - B-O-R-E - when you find you've begun to rot.
The calla lilies are in bloom again.
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.
The notion that work is a burden is a terrible mistake. Working and facing up to one's responsibilities: That's happiness.
Don't moan, don't whine, don't blame. Just get on with it.
I was fearless...and lawless.
It's a business you go into because your an egocentric. It's a very embarrassing profession.