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Audrey Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn (4 May 1929 - 20 January 1993) Belgian-born actress; born Audrey Kathleen Ruston, she became Audrey Hepburn-Ruston When her father appended Hepburn to his surname.

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  • I am proud to have been in a business that gives pleasure, creates beauty, and awakens our conscience, arouses compassion, and perhaps most importantly, gives millions a respite from our so violent world.
    • Statement accepting the Screen Actors Guild Achievement Award, read by Julia Roberts, because of Audrey's failing health. (January, 1993)

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  • I never think of myself as an icon. What is in other people's minds is not in my mind. I just do my thing.
  • I never thought I'd land in pictures with a face like mine.
  • I probably hold the distinction of being one movie star who, by all laws of logic, should never have made it. At each stage of my career, I lacked the experience.
  • I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it.
  • If I blow my nose, it gets written all over the world.
  • If I get married, I want to be very married.
  • My look is attainable. Women can look like Audrey Hepburn by flipping out their hair, buying the large sunglasses, and the little sleeveless dresses.
  • Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, it's at the end of your arm, as you get older, remember you have another hand: The first is to help yourself, the second is to help others.
  • Success is like reaching an important birthday and finding you're exactly the same.

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