I think the reason that very few people really fall in love with anyone is that they're not willing to pay the price. Katharine Hepburn More Quotes by Katharine Hepburn More Quotes From Katharine Hepburn If you have fame, you never feel that you have fame, if you have the brains of a flea. Because fame is something that's over back of you. It ain't ahead.... Not ahead at all. I mean, if you've done it that's great, but "what are you going to do now?" is the only thing that matters. Katharine Hepburn done brain mean Death will be a great relief. No more interviews. Katharine Hepburn sarcasm sarcastic death 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 wedding strength It's either some kind of electricity or some kind of energy. I don't know what it is, but whatever it is, I've got it. Katharine Hepburn electricity kind energy Now how can anybody look at that and not believe in God? I mean, how can anybody look at this and not believe there is some higher power, some divine force at work in the universe greater than Man, some god that created it, that created all this, that created us? Katharine Hepburn men mean believe I would have made a terrible parent. The first time my child didn't do what I wanted, I'd kill him. Katharine Hepburn parenting children firsts I welcome death. In death there are no interviews! Katharine Hepburn welcome interviews I'm what is known as gradually disintegrating. I don't fear the next world, or anything. I don't fear hell, and I don't look forward to heaven. Katharine Hepburn heaven looks world 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. Katharine Hepburn actresses desire fame I always wanted to be a movie actress. I thought it was very romantic. And it was. Katharine Hepburn very-romantic actresses wanted 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. Katharine Hepburn plowing levels Trying to be fascinating is an asinine position to be in. Katharine Hepburn fascinating position trying In some ways I've lived my life like a man, made my own decisions, etc. I've been as terrified as the next person, but you've got to keep going. Katharine Hepburn decision men way Acting is the most minor of 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 If you give an audience a chance they will do half your acting for you. Katharine Hepburn Sometimes I wonder if men and women really suit each other. Perhaps they should just live next door and just visit now and then. Katharine Hepburn All kinds of nonsense, i didn't want to do it, and I walked out. Mayer said,' That girl is a Frankenstein, she's going to ruin our whole firm.' He said,' We made you and we are going to destroy you.'. Katharine Hepburn top-news 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 yourself you support life It's a business you go into because you're an egocentric. It's a very embarrassing profession. Katharine Hepburn because go you business