"My father walked out on us. All my personal relationships have been marked by this sense of abandonment, which has never left me."

Audrey Hepburn

"I don't want to be alone, I want to be left alone."

Audrey Hepburn

"As a child, I was taught that it was bad manners to bring attention to yourself, and to never, ever make a spectacle of yourself... All of which I've earned a living doing."

Audrey Hepburn

"Sex appeal is something you feel deep inside. I can convey as much fully clothed, picking apples off a tree or standing in the rain."

Audrey Hepburn

"For me, the only things of interest are those linked to the heart."

Audrey Hepburn

"I was born with an enormous need of affection and a terrible need to give."

Audrey Hepburn

"Succes is like reaching an important birthday and finding you're exactly the same."

Audrey Hepburn

"I have accomplished far more than I had ever hoped. Most of the time it happened to me without my ever seeking it."

Audrey Hepburn

"I'm not stacked like Sophia Lauren or Gina Lollobrigida, but I don't need a bedroom to prove my womanliness."

Audrey Hepburn

"The best thing to hold onto in life is each other."

Audrey Hepburn

"I don’t believe in collective guilt, but I do believe in collective responsibility."

Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993)