“As for me, prizes are nothing. My prize is my work.”- Kathryn Hepburn

Imagine being nominated 12 times and winning 4 oscars and you did not attend any. That is Savage.

When a standing ovation was very rare and really meant something.

She just didn't give a damn. That was one of the things that made her so wonderful.

I don't think she was ever arrogant as some people thought. She was just too real and had no pretense about herself.

Probably the reason why EVERYONE stood up for Ms Hepburn was because they respected her craft so greatly. I am a massive Meryl Streep fan, and I could say that she is my favourite actor ever - but by GOD Katharine Hepburn was the GREATEST actor of all time.

First Academy: 1934
Last Academy: 1982
Truly an everlasting legend

RIP Katharine Hepburn (May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003), aged 96
You will be remembered as a legend.

Did not suffer from Parkinson's disease. She set the record straight in the 1993 TV documentary Katharine Hepburn: All About Me (1993), which she narrated herself. Quote: "Now to squash a rumor. No, I don't have Parkinson's. I inherited my shaking head from my grandfather Hepburn. I discovered that whiskey helps stop the shaking. Problem is, if you're not careful, it stops the rest of you too. My head just shakes, but I promise you, it ain't gonna fall off!".

Lawrence weingarten was so lucky becoming the only person to receive an Oscar from Katherine Hepburn

I was working for a Telemarketing Company in the early 90's.  We were working magazine renewals when all of a sudden her name popped up on my computer screen and Katherine Hepburn saying "Hello."  I was aghast!  We spoke for about 5 minutes & she couldn't have been nicer.  Such a thrill! ❤

0:52 - Absolute respect for an actress who once quoted, "My prize is my work."

She was truly one of the kind.A true rebel and a true star.She didn't take crap from the Hollywood studios.The same applies to Marlon Brando.They don't make stars like that anymore :(

she would have made a perfect female Bond villain

We cannot compare these Hollywood Legends Like Hepburn to artists today. Hepburn is the only person to have 4 oscars, all of them for leading roles. And she was not just amazing actress brilliant one in fact she was an actual movie star of legendary status. She wasnt sucking up to the Hollywood system to get roles and was blind to the bad things, she was a force of a woman and a true legend. We gave great actress with many many awards but they were never really actual movie stars who media adored and raved about and movie stars that were never actually superb actresses, Hepburn was both.

Her outfit reminds me of something.  A friend of mine was visited by his mother, who was extremely rich.  I saw her three times and she wore the same ordinary comfortable pantsuit each time, even to a fancy restaurant.  Finally I asked if she had nothing better to wear, or at least a change of clothing.  The answer came immediately: "She doesn't have to impress anybody."

People say she did not deserve her awards because she wasn't nice are a pathetic bunch... She was a very private person who dared to be tough unlike today's celebrities who act so fake to get where they want to be... All those nice celebrities of today are actually waaaay meaner than Katharine ever was!!!

I don't know of Lawrence Weingarten, but he must have been quite exceptional for Katharine Hepburn to make her only Academy Awards appearance.

I so admire her. She was independent, and didn't need a man or children to make her happy. I love her.

Her record of 4 Best Actress Oscars is still unbeaten up to this day, What a great woman!