Best quotes by Katharine Hepburn

Katharine Hepburn Quotes

Katharine Houghton Hepburn was 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 a record of four Academy Awards for Best Actress. In 1999, Hepburn was named by the American Film Institute as the greatest female star of Classic Hollywood Cinema. ...more
Birth: May 12, 1907 - Death: June 29, 2003
Best quotes by Katharine Hepburn

Show me an actress who isn’t a personality and I’ll show you a woman who isn’t a star.
- Katharine Hepburn
Topic(s): Shows , Stars , Personality
Best quotes by Katharine Hepburn

Life gets harder the smarter you get, the more you know.
- Katharine Hepburn
Topic(s): Knows , Smart , Harder
Best quotes by Katharine Hepburn

Enemies are so stimulating.
- Katharine Hepburn
Topic(s): Life , Love , Enemy
Best quotes by Katharine Hepburn

I don’t give a damn about marriage. But I do care about honor.
- Katharine Hepburn
Topic(s): Giving , Care , Honor
Best quotes by Katharine Hepburn

I never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun.
- Katharine Hepburn
Topic(s): Life , Facts , Fun
Best quotes by Katharine Hepburn

I can’t say I believe in prizes. I was a whiz in the three-legged race – that’s something you CAN win.
- Katharine Hepburn
Topic(s): Believe , Winning , I Believe
Best quotes by Katharine Hepburn

Plain women know more about men than beautiful women do.
- Katharine Hepburn
Topic(s): Men , Life , Beautiful
Best quotes by Katharine Hepburn

The calla lilies are in bloom again. Such a strange flower—suitable to any occasion. I carried them on my wedding day, and now I place them here in memory of something that has died.
- Katharine Hepburn
Topic(s): Memories , Strange , Flower
Best quotes by Katharine Hepburn

If you follow all of the rules, you’ll miss all of the fun.
- Katharine Hepburn
Topic(s): Ifs , Fun , Missing
Best quotes by Katharine Hepburn

I can remember walking as a child. It was not customary to say you were fatigued. It was customary to complete the goal of the expedition.
- Katharine Hepburn
Topic(s): Children , I Can , Remember
Best quotes by Katharine Hepburn

Who is Katharine Hepburn? It took me a long time to create that creature.
- Katharine Hepburn
Topic(s): Long , Creatures , Long Time
Best quotes by Katharine Hepburn

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
Topic(s): People , Thinking , Art