Audrey Hepburn

Actress and Dancer Belgian-British 1929 – 1993

Elegant actress known for iconic roles in classic Hollywood films.

435 quotes

"When you realize you've made a mistake, make amends immediately."
"Focus on being productive instead of busy."
Work
"I'm always learning something new. It's either that or die."
Knowledge
"I lived in the Netherlands during the Second World War. I witnessed many human rights violations, and I understood what it meant to be hungry."
History
"I wanted to be a prima ballerina, but I had weak ankles."
Perseverance
"Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul."
Hope
"Each day you live is a page in your story. Make it a good one."
Life
"The greatest treasures are invisible and impalpable."
Wisdom
"I believe in training. I believe in discipline. I believe in stretching yourself."
Perseverance
"Mistakes are the portals of discovery."
"I love to wear high heels. I'm all about style."
"Achievement of your happiness is the only moral purpose of your life."
Happiness
"Courage is grace under pressure."
Courage
"Nothing can stop me if I have a will to succeed."
Motivation
"I used to dream of having a family, a normal family."
Family
"Theater is immediate, film lingers. Both are worth doing."
Art
"In Hollywood there are two kinds of failure: early failure and late failure."
Wisdom
"I can stretch a film out for a very long time by just showing one eye."
"The most touching thing about charity is the smile on someone's face when they know they've been helped."
Kindness
"I'm not saying that my own life is reflected in my films, but there is something in them."
"I have this thing where I want to do exactly what I want to do, when I want to do it."
Freedom
"I never understood the concept of selling yourself. It seemed to me you either were good or you weren't."
"Work is much more fun than fun."
Work
"One should as a rule respect public opinion in so far as is necessary to avoid starvation and to prevent one's work from being obstructed. But anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny."
Freedom
"To give a man a fish is to sustain him for a day; to teach a man to fish is to sustain him for life."
Wisdom
"The question of how to better the world is in every thinking person's mind."
Motivation
"I'm quite ambitious in that I don't want to waste time. I want to pursue roles that are interesting and different."
"If you want something enough, you've got to make it happen."
"I just like to be in nature, to be in the air."
Nature
"Reputation is what other people know about you. Honor is what you know about yourself."