Katharine Hepburn Once Said...: Great Lines to Live By

by Susan Crimp, Susan Crimp

A career spanning more than sixty years. A life spanning almost a century. Katharine Hepburn reached the height of success as an actress and also suffered through periods that would have ended other actresses' careers. But she persevered with a mix of humor and sarcasm, tenderness and brutal honesty. The world has not been the same since.Collected here are the words that made Katharine Hepburn "Kate" to millions of fans. It does not matter whether the words were originally hers or if they were written for her. Every word spoken in that all-too-familiar staunch New England accent instantly became Kate's. Her early years of ambition, her later years of reflection have all been captured in this collection. Her views on marriage, career, and life often came across as shocking. But the shock was not in the words she said, but when she said them. Decades ahead of her time, Kate paved the way for the independent woman free to live as she wishes. Above all else, Kate was and always will be the unwavering voice of reason. Katharine Hepburn once said that there is a difference between being an actor and being a star; she wanted to be a star. The words collected here, said both onstage and offstage, are proof that there is also a difference between being a star and being a legend. Katharine Hepburn is a legend.

Genres: Nonfiction, Biography

176 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2003

Reviews

[Ivana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Words to live by!

[Heather Heverin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not my typical read, but I remember hearing about Hepburn through my childhood. She definitely was a hardcore woman in my eyes

[Ann · Rating 1 out of 5]

I'm a big Katharine Hepburn fan, so snapped this book up when I saw it at the thrift store. Fortunately, I only paid $0.25 for it!

Kate MUST have said something more interesting than most of the quotes in this book! The photographs were good, but I still give my rating as a '1'