312 Quotes by Katharine Hepburn

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.

How wonderful are the women and men in the world who feed us. Especially those who feed us with no salary. The mothers – I thought. The wives.

Two of an actress’s greatest assets are love and pain. A great actress, even a good actress, must have plenty of both in her life.

It’s a rather rude gesture, but at least it’s clear what you mean.

A boy sows a wild oat or two, the world winks. A girl does the same – scandal.

With all the opportunities I had, I could have done more. And if I’d done more, I could have been quite remarkable.

You are the only person you can actually change.

People think that I’m tough and strong and that I kicked my way through everything. But they are wrong. The truth is that when I was young I was adorable and a trembling wreck.

Acting is the perfect idiot’s profession.