We were brought up in the school that teaches: You do what the script tells you. Deliver the goods without comment. Live it-do it-or shut up. After all, the writer is what's important. If the script is good and you don't get in its way, it will come off okay. I never discussed a script with Spence [Spencer Tracy]; we just did it. The same with Hank [Henry Fonda] in On Golden Pond. Naturally and unconsciously we joined into what I call a musical necessity-the chemistry that brings out the essence of the characters and the work.
Katharine HepburnThe notion that work is a burden is a terrible mistake. Working and facing up to one's responsibilities: That's happiness.
Katharine HepburnWhen I’ve been unsuccessful, I’ve been controlled. When I’ve been successful, I’ve been in control.
Katharine HepburnWouldn't it be great if people could get to live suddenly as often as they die suddenly?
Katharine Hepburn