“I was never a victim of the times I lived in. In fact, I was a success because of the times I lived in. My style of personality became the style. I was sort of the New Woman at a very early point.
I was fortunate to be born with the characteristics that were in the public vogue. I think that if you’re lucky enough to belong to an era that you live in, in a very strong way, as I did, then you’re lucky. So I’m lucky.”
-Katharine Hepburn (photo by Florence Vandamm, 1939)
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From Katharine Hepburn’s 1981 interview with Barbara Walters:
Hepburn: “I have not lived as a woman. I have lived as a man…I’ve just done what I damn well wanted to and I made enough money to support myself. And I ain’t afraid of being alone.”
Walters: “Is that why also you wear pants?”
Hepburn: “No, I just wore pants because they’re comfortable.”
Walters: “Do you ever wear a skirt, by the way?”
Hepburn: “I have one.”
Walters: “You have one.”
Hepburn: “I’ll wear it to your funeral.”
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Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn ‘Bringing Up Baby’ (1938 Howard Hawks)
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Katharine Hepburn; 1938
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The Aviator, Cate Blanchett as Katharine Hepburn
Cate Blanchett & Jude Law, The Aviator
Katharine Hepburn