Audrey Hepburn
1929-1993|
Biography
Born in Ixelles, Belgium 
Audrey Hepburn Quotes
“I probably hold the distinction of being one movie star who, by all laws of logic, should never have made it. At each stage of my career, I lacked the experience.”“For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.” “The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mode but the true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It is the caring that she lovingly gives the passion that she shows. The beauty of a woman grows with the passing years.” “Everything I learned I learned from the movies.” “I decided, very early on, just to accept life unconditionally; I never expected it to do anything special for me, yet I seemed to accomplish far more than I had ever hoped. Most of the time it just happened to me without my ever seeking it.” “Living is like tearing through a museum. Not until later do you really start absorbing what you saw, thinking about it, looking it up in a book, and remembering - because you can’t take it in all at once.” “The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.” “The most important thing is to enjoy your life - to be happy - it’s all that matters.” “When you have nobody you can make a cup of tea for, when nobody needs you, that’s when I think life is over.” “I heard a definition once: Happiness is health and a short memory! I wish I’d invented it, because it is very true.” “If I get married, I want to be very married.” “Paris is always a good idea.” “Success is like reaching an important birthday and finding you’re exactly the same.” “As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.” “I believe in manicures. I believe in overdressing. I believe in primping at leisure and wearing lipstick. I believe in pink. I believe happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day, and... I believe in miracles.” “I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles.” “I don’t want to be alone, I want to be left alone.” “I have to be alone very often. I’d be quite happy if I spent from Saturday night until Monday morning alone in my apartment. That’s how I refuel.” “I love people who make me laugh. I honestly think it’s the thing I like most, to laugh. It cures a multitude of ills. It’s probably the most important thing in a person.” “I never think of myself as an icon. What is in other people’s minds is not in my mind. I just do my thing.” “I never thought I’d land in pictures with a face like mine.” “I was asked to act when I couldn’t act. I was asked to sing ‘Funny Face’ when I couldn’t sing, and dance with Fred Astaire when I couldn’t dance - and do all kinds of things I wasn’t prepared for. Then I tried like mad to cope with it.” “I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it.” “I’m an introvert... I love being by myself, love being outdoors, love taking a long walk with my dogs and looking at the trees, flowers, the sky.” “I’m half-Irish, half-Dutch, and I was born in Belgium. If I was a dog, I’d be in a hell of a mess!” “I’ve been lucky. Opportunities don’t often come along. So, when they do, you have to grab them.” “If I’m honest I have to tell you I still read fairy-tales and I like them best of all.” “If my world were to cave in tomorrow, I would look back on all the pleasures, excitements and worthwhilenesses I have been lucky enough to have had. Not the sadness, not my miscarriages or my father leaving home, but the joy of everything else. It will have been enough.” “It’s that wonderful old-fashioned idea that others come first and you come second. This was the whole ethic by which I was brought up. Others matter more than you do, so ‘don’t fuss, dear; get on with it.’” “Let’s face it, a nice creamy chocolate cake does a lot for a lot of people; it does for me.” “Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‘I’m possible’!” “People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw out anyone.” “Pick the day. Enjoy it - to the hilt. The day as it comes. People as they come... The past, I think, has helped me appreciate the present - and I don’t want to spoil any of it by fretting about the future.” “Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, it’s at the end of your arm, as you get older, remember you have another hand: The first is to help yourself, the second is to help others.” “Since the world has existed, there has been injustice. But it is one world, the more so as it becomes smaller, more accessible. There is just no question that there is more obligation that those who have should give to those who have nothing.” “There are certain shades of limelight that can wreck a girl’s complexion.” “There is more to sex appeal than just measurements. I don’t need a bedroom to prove my womanliness. I can convey just as much sex appeal, picking apples off a tree or standing in the rain.” “You can tell more about a person by what he says about others than you can by what others say about him.” |
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The Actress
Audrey Hepburn has appeared in the following films:Monte Carlo Baby (1951) One Wild Oat (1951) Laughter in Paradise (1951) The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) Young Wives’ Tale (1951) Nous irons à Monte Carlo (1952) The Secret People (1952) Roman Holiday (1953) Sabrina (1954) War and Peace (1956) Funny Face (1957) Love in the Afternoon (1957) Green Mansions (1959) The Nun’s Story (1959) The Unforgiven (1960) Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961) The Children’s Hour (1961) Charade (1963) Paris – When It Sizzles (1964) My Fair Lady (1964) How to Steal a Million (1966) Two for the Road (1967) Wait Until Dark (1967) Robin and Marian (1976) Bloodline (1979) They All Laughed (1981) Always (1989) |
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