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What acting means is that you've got to get out of your own skin.
Katharine Hepburn
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Katharine Hepburn
Age: 96 †
Born: 1907
Born: May 12
Died: 2003
Died: June 29
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Katharine Houghton Hepburn
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It's a new low for actresses when you have to wonder what is between her ears instead of her legs.
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Isn't it fun getting older? is really a terrible fallacy. That's like saying I prefer driving an old car with a flat tire.
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