Katharine Hepburn

Acting is the most minor of gifts. After all, Shirley Temple could do it when she was four.

Sometimes I wonder if men and women really suit each other. Perhaps they should live next door and just visit now and then.

Being a housewife and a mother is the biggest job in the world, but if it doesn't interest you, don't do it - I would have made a terrible mother.

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.

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.

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

To be loved is very demoralizing.

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.

Without discipline there's no life at all.

I never realized until lately that women were supposed to be the inferior sex.

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

If you want to sacrifice the admiration of many men for the criticism of one go ahead get married.

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.

As for me prizes are nothing. My prize is my work.

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.

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

If you always do what interests you at least one person is pleased.

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

Why slap them on the wrist with feather when you can belt them over the head with a sledgehammer.

My greatest strength is common sense. I'm really a standard brand - like Campbell's tomato soup or Baker's chocolate.