1907-, American Actress, Writer
Acting is the perfect idiot's profession.
Katharine Hepburn – [Acting and Actors]
As for me, prizes are nothing. My prize is my work.
Katharine Hepburn – [Work]
Enemies are so stimulating.
Katharine Hepburn – [Enemies]
I have many regrets, and I'm sure everyone does. The stupid things you do, you regret? if you have any sense, and if you don't regret them, maybe you're stupid.
Katharine Hepburn – [Regret]
If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased.
Katharine Hepburn – [Enjoyment]
If you give an audience a chance they will do half your acting for you.
Katharine Hepburn – [Acting and Actors]
If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun.
Katharine Hepburn – [Rules]
If you want to sacrifice the admiration of many men for the criticism of one, go ahead, get married.
Katharine Hepburn – [Marriage]
It's a business you go into because your an egocentric. It's a very embarrassing profession.
Katharine Hepburn – [Acting and Actors]
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.
Katharine Hepburn – [Life and Living]
My greatest strength is… common sense. I'm really a standard brand — like Campbell's tomato soup or Baker's chocolate.
Katharine Hepburn – [Common Sense]
Only the really plain people know about love –the very fascinating ones try so hard to create an impression that they very soon exhaust their talents.
Katharine Hepburn – [Love]
Sometimes I wonder if men and women really suit each other. Perhaps they should live next door and just visit now and then.
Katharine Hepburn – [Men and Women]
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.
Katharine Hepburn – [Hollywood]
The most minor gifts and not a very high class way to earn a living. After all, Shirley Temple could do it at the age of four.
Katharine Hepburn – [Acting and Actors]
To keep your character intact you cannot stoop to filthy acts. It makes it easier to stoop the next time.
Katharine Hepburn – [Character]
Why slap them on the wrist with feather when you can belt them over the head with a sledgehammer.
Katharine Hepburn – [Force]
Without discipline, there is no life at all.
Katharine Hepburn – [Discipline]