âShe was the most extraordinary, natural actress.. but not even so much an actress as a person of great, great quality. Great depth, great intelligence, great human, a wonderful, wonderful lady. I treasure in my recollections of my career those six months that we spent in Rome; probably the happiest experience that I had making movies.â Gregory Peck
âIâve never seen anybody change so much in front of a camera as Audrey. In life, youâd think âHow is she going to get through the day or even the hour?â Her hands were shaking, sheâs smoking too much, sheâs worried, sheâs being kind of desperately nice to everybody, sheâs so fragile⊠But between the time she stepped in front of the camera and you said âAction!â, something happened. She pulled it together. A kind of strength through vulnerability - strength like an iron butterfly⊠The performance was true, never weak, always strong and clear. It was an amazing thing to watch, this professional completely in charge of her instrument without even thinking about it. I think it was all second nature.â Peter Bogdanovich
âI have been in pictures for thirty years, and I have never had a more enthusiastic leading lady than Audrey. She puts more light and energy into her acting than anyone else Iâve ever met.â Gary Cooper
âI never saw anyone work so hard. She was tireless in learning both the songs and the dances. It wasnât like Cyd Charisse or Ginger Rogers, who did it all the time. Roger Edens would say, âAudrey, take tomorrow off. Youâve been working sixteen hours a dayâ. Sheâd say, âNo, Iâll be here at nineâ. And then sheâd be there at eight.â Leonard GersheÂ
âMy passion for her has lasted through four marriages - two of hers and two of mine.â Stanley Donen.
âShe was so gracious and grateful that everybody fell in love with her after five minutes. Everybody was in love with this girl, I included. My problem was that I am a guy who speaks in his sleep, I toss around and talk and talk⊠But fortunately, my wifeâs first name is Audrey as well.â Billy Wilder.
âI had the opportunity to see how deep her soul is, and its commitment to life⊠The love that the woman exuded was absolutely fathomless.â Harry BelafonteÂ
âHer performance [in The Nunâs Story] will forever silence those who have thought her less an actress than a symbol of sophisticated child/woman. Her portrayal of Sister Luke is one of the great performances of the screen.â Films in ReviewÂ
âNo one in the profession was ever jealous of her. No one ever disputed her title as âThe Bestâ in romantic comedies. Courageous, stoical even, her sense of duty amazed her colleagues; she was always on time, ever ready with her script on the movie set. No one ever saw her throw a tantrum, or the shadow of a movie-star caprice. She was moved to this code of perfect behavior by the most touching modesty. According to her, she had just been lucky to be singled out for a fabulous career. She tried forever to measure up to what she thought she ought to be.â Leslie CaronÂ
âWe were filming an exterior in Paris and the weather⊠became very, very cold indeed. Audrey had to walk across the street, get into a waiting car and drive off, but the poor child had turned bright blue with cold. The light was going and the shot was needed. I pulled Audrey into the caravan and gave her a shot of brandy. She went all roses and cream, bounced out of the caravan, radiated towards the motor car, hopped into it and drove off, taking with her five great big lamps [being used to light the scene], the trimmers of which had flung themselves on the cobbles out of the way.â Peter OâTooleÂ
âIn Breakfast at Tiffanyâs, all of a sudden - because was Audrey who was doing it - living alone, going out, looking fabulous, and getting a little drunk didnât look so bad anymore. Being single actually seemed shame-free. It seemed fun.â Sam WassonÂ
âShe was so sweet and unassuming and nice to everybody. Some stars go to their dressing rooms between takes, but she didnât. I remember a group of us had gathered around her while they were relighting the scene, and she told us about the blitz in London. And she also told us that her mother always wanted her to have an extra pair of white gloves in case the gloves she was wearing got dirty. I remember that.â Miriam NelsonÂ
"All I want for Christmas is another picture with Audrey Hepburn.â Cary GrantÂ
Rest in Peace, AUDREY KATHLEEN RUSTON
(May 4th, 1929 - January 20th, 1993)