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Katherine Hepburn Quotes

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Katherine Hepburn (1907–2003) was an iconic American actress whose career spanned over six decades. She won four Academy Awards for Best Actress, a record unmatched by any other performer. Hepburn's most notable films include "The Philadelphia Story" (1940), "Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner" (1967), and "The Lion in Winter" (1968). more Katherine Hepburn (1907–2003) was an iconic American actress whose career spanned over six decades. She won four Academy Awards for Best Actress, a record unmatched by any other performer. Hepburn's most notable films include "The Philadelphia Story" (1940), "Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner" (1967), and "The Lion in Winter" (1968). Her performance in "On Golden Pond" (1981) alongside Henry Fonda earned her a fourth Oscar. Hepburn was known for her fierce independence and spirited personality, which she brought to her roles. Her career was distinguished by a range of strong female characters, making significant contributions to the portrayal of women in Hollywood. She passed away on June 29, 2003, at the age of 96. less

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"I find a woman's point of view much grander and finer than a man's."
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"Without discipline, there's no life at all."
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"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."
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"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."
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"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."
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"I never quit trying. I never felt that I didn't have a chance to win."
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"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."
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"Wouldn't it be great if people could get to live suddenly as often as they die suddenly? "
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"I never realized until lately that women were supposed to be the inferior sex. "
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"Enemies are so stimulating. "
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"Plain women know more about men than beautiful women do. "
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"We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers - you can blame anyone, 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."
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"If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased."
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"It's never too late - never too late to start over, never too late to be happy."
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"Acting is the most minor of gifts and not a very high-class way to earn a living. After all, Shirley Temple could do it at the age of four."
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