Katharine Hepburn Quotes

I was terrorized by the emotional requirements of being an actor. Acting is like letting your pants down; you're exposed.

I'm not an actress, I'm a personality.

And I'm not an actress. I don't think I am an actress. I think I've created a brand and a business.

I'd never really considered film. If I'd thought about film more growing up, I probably would have changed my name. I had no concept of my name in lights.

If the movie is good then great, but if it's not then God, I feel so bad for that person with their face fifty feet tall, all blown up. Some people would be happy with that, that as long as their face was out there they're stoked about it. I'm not like that.

Part of being famous is offering up this blank screen upon which people can project everything, and it's a sacred act, putting yourself out there, in a way that lots of celebrities aren't steeled for; they're not prepared for the degree to which people define them.

It's no secret that I've been reluctant to use my name for things.

I feel like my life is pretty much on display. So much of it is working, and that's really all I want to do. I'm an open book.

I have heard some people say I have a low profile. Why should somebody be high profile, anyway? I am just doing my job.

When I show a film at a festival, I am showing myself. Everything is at stake for me.

I would never be on a reality show.

In a way it was like washing your laundry in public and, yep, there you go, you've seen my underwear. And now I feel like there's nothing left, you've seen it all and I can get on.

I don't do the media because of 'Woo-woo, Julia Butterfly,' as I call it. I'm not into promoting me. I'm into talking about why I've done what I've done, why I continue to do this work and why other people should care.

Actors talking about themselves. Nothing better!

I don't like watching myself on TV, I don't like reading about myself.

I know actors who court personal publicity because they believe no publicity is bad publicity.

As an actor, you put yourself out there. You put yourself in the arena as an easy target.

The truth is, in this age of Instagram and Facebook and Snapchat, we know way too much about athletes - and it's their fault.

I'm almost like three people. There's me the, Dolly, the person. There's me, the star. And then there's me, the manager.

I'm uncomfortable publicizing myself as a model. I can only say over and over again, 'That's what I do,' and let people make fun of me.

Being a swimsuit model that talks so much on Twitter... everyone thinks that I could definitely pull back. You kind of open yourself up to all the criticism. That's definitely a big downside to this whole world. How can you complain about people critiquing your body when you're literally like, 'Look at my body!'

When you mess up publicly, it can be difficult to get vulnerable again or to put yourself out there.

It wasn't until I had a platform and an opportunity like 'Being the Elite' to show people that I'm a real human being. Show people I have a personality. I think that's helped more than anything in my career.

My weight is this permanent topic that just doesn't fade away. Most days, I am fine with people talking about it. That doesn't bother me as much as how people use the fact to promote their own ventures.

Whatever big movie I work in, ultimately my concern is my personality. I make sure that I keep it up.