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Katharine Hepburn

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Acting is the perfect idiot's profession.


— Katharine Hepburn


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Dressing up is a bore. At a certain age, you decorate yourself to attract the opposite sex, and at a certain age, I did that. But I'm past that age.


— Katharine Hepburn


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


— Katharine Hepburn


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If you obey all the rules you miss all the fun.


— Katharine Hepburn


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


— Katharine Hepburn


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Trying to be fascinating is an asinine position to be in.


— Katharine Hepburn


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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.


— Katharine Hepburn


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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.


— Katharine Hepburn


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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


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


— Katharine Hepburn


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About Katharine Hepburn

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Did you know about Katharine Hepburn?

She remained active into old age making her final screen appearance in 1994 at the age of 87. Selznick recounted that he took a "tremendous chance" in casting the unusual actress. Little Women was one of Hepburn's personal favorites and Katharine Hepburn was proud of her performance later saying "I defy anyone to be as good as I was [as Jo]".

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. Known for her headstrong independence and spirited personality Hepburn's career as a Hollywood leading lady spanned more than 60 years.

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