“If you want to sacrifice the admiration of many men for the criticism of one, go ahead, get married.”
Marriage
“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.”
LifeAll Quotes by Katharine Hepburn
“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.”
Change“Marriage is a series of desperate arguments people feel passionately about.”
Marriage“I never realized until lately that women were supposed to be the inferior sex.”
Women“Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get - only with what you are expecting to give - which is everything.”
Love“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.”
Art“Death will be a great relief. No more interviews.”
Death“Life is hard. After all, it kills you.”
Funny“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.”
Life“As for me, prizes are nothing. My prize is my work.”
Work“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.”
Time“Sometimes I wonder if men and women really suit each other. Perhaps they should live next door and just visit now and then.”
Marriage“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.”
Love“If you want to give up the admiration of thousands of men for the distain of one, go ahead, get married.”
Men“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.”
Age“My greatest strength is common sense. I'm really a standard brand - like Campbell's tomato soup or Baker's chocolate.”
Strength“Plain women know more about men than beautiful women do.”
Men“To keep your character intact you cannot stoop to filthy acts. It makes it easier to stoop the next time.”
Time“Acting is a nice childish profession - pretending you're someone else and, at the same time, selling yourself.”
Time“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.”
Famous