“For beautiful eyes， look for the good in others； for beautiful lips， speak only words of kindness； and for poise， walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.”
“明眸慧眼观察人间善事；轻起朱唇言谈婉转得体；举手投足间，仪态万千，无不散发出一种秀外慧中、不可言喻的韵味。”
Audrey Hepburn
奥黛丽·赫本
Audrey fits none of the cliches and none of the cliches fit her.”
—Time Magazine
“I never think of myself as an icon. What is in other people's head is not in my mind， I just do my thing. ”
—Audrey
Innocent， ethereal in her rare beauty， Audrey Hepburn stood alone among the actresses of her time. Into the abundance of voluptuous American girls came this gamine with an enchanting Anglo-European accent. With her big eyes， long neck， demure smile， melodious voice and perfect wardrobe， that aura of an angel on earth， she dazzled moviegoers for decades and in her later years also worked hard as a special ambassador for UNICEF. Despite her glamour， charm and elegance， Hepburn is one star who has always been seen to have a real heart. Traveling to areas afflicted by famine and devastation， Hepburn worked to raise public awareness of the plight faced by children in times of crisis. Her commitment to alleviating the suffering of children was intense and genuine.
Audrey did not think of herself as a beauty. She found herself to be an awkward skinny broad with size 8 feet and a flat chest.
“You can always tell what kind of person a man really thinks you are by the earrings he gives you.” Audrey Hepburn was a mature， beautiful actress. Through her suffering， her courageous and brave personality emerged stronger than ever， making her one of the greatest actresses ever.
“It's that wonderful old-fashioned idea that others come first and you come second. This was the whole ethic by which I was brought up， others matter more that you do， so don't fuss ， dear， get on with it.”
Always modest， Audrey described herself as an actress that didn't have much technique because she never learned to act. Her own acting technique， such as it was， simply consisted of hard work， intense concentration and instinct. She had the magic ability to bridge the gap between herself and her audience， and to make her innermost feelings instantly known and shared. Director Billy Wilder once said of Audrey， “She had not gone to acting schools， she didn't hear the word Strasberg， she did not repeat in front of the mirror. She just was born with this kind of quality and she made it look so unforced， so simple， so easy.” Hepburn was incredibly charismatic. Wilder also said， “What is really needed in order to become a star is an extra element which god gives you or doesn't give you. You're born with it. You cannot learn it. God kissed on her cheek and there she was.” Most of the great movie stars have their partisans as well as detractors， but with Audrey Hepburn it is difficult to find negative comments.
Among her most popular and acclaimed films are “Roman Holiday”， “Charade”， “Funny Face”， “Sabrina”， “Love in the Afternoon”， “The Nun's Story”， “Breakfast at Tiffany's”， “My Fair Lady”， “Two for the Road” and “Robin and Marian”， always working with great directors and actors. In these films audiences were enchanted by her combination of grace， elegance and high spirits， alternately regal and childlike. With a slender figure that many women would die for， unconventional beauty， and perfect manners，she was someone that could never be created in Hollywood's glamour factories. Dressed in the simple lines of a Givenchy gown， as she often was， her elegance was unrivaled. She proved that she could act alongside such greats as Humphrey Bogart， William Holden， Gary Cooper， Cary Grant， Gregory Peck， Henry Fonda， Fred Astaire and Sean Connery.
Audrey played the princess in “Roman Holiday” as if by natural right and won an Academy Award for this role. Maybe the role that best portrays Audrey Hepburn was her last film appearance in the Steven Spielberg romantic fantasy “Always”. She played an angel， dressed in white sweater and slacks， and she was radiant. It was a role in which the character's grace and serenity echoed the image of Audrey. When she died of cancer， at 63， it was as if we had lost the marvelous princess of our dreams.
“奥黛丽穿上任何一件衣服都会变得光彩夺目，却没有哪一件衣服能真正配得上奥黛丽。”
——《时代杂志》
“我从没把自己当成偶像明星，那都是别人对我的错爱，我只不过是做好自己罢了。”
——奥黛丽
奥黛丽·赫本以其天真清纯、楚楚动人的独特魅力令同时期的女演员们都黯然失色。活泼且不失优雅、带有欧洲口音的赫本从那些穿着紧身窄裙、体型丰满的美国女孩儿中脱颖而出。她有一双水汪汪的大眼睛，纤长的脖颈，端庄的笑容，悦耳的嗓音，高雅的着衣风格，犹如一个遗落人间的天使，让影迷数十年如痴如醉；晚年赫本还担任联合国儿童基金会特使。作为明星，奥黛丽不仅拥有一份高雅的气质，还有一颗充满同情、善良的心。她经常亲赴饥荒肆虐的灾区，以自己的善举来燃起人们的爱心，去关注那些在困境中生活的孩子。赫本是如此投入与真诚地致力于减轻孩子们所承受的那份苦难！
奥黛丽从不认为自己是个美貌佳人，她总会说自己是个身高八尺、纤弱瘦高、胸部平平的女人。
“男人送你一对儿什么样式的耳环，你在他心中就留下什么样的印象。”作为演员，奥黛丽·赫本成熟、优雅。从儿时的苦难经历中，她磨练出勇敢、坚毅、果断、顽强的个性，并最终成为历史上最优秀的女影星之一。
“传统的观念告诉人们，别人总是第一位的，而自己是第二位的。我就是在这样的道德观念下长大的，别人总是比你重要。所以，不要小题大做了，亲爱的，习惯了就好。”
因她并非科班出身，谦逊的奥黛丽·赫本总把自己说成是个演技平平的演员。她那份纯真的演绎风格是由无数刻苦练习、聚精会神和表演本能打造而成的。赫本的表演有自己的独特之处：她能完全拉近观众与其表演之间的距离，将角色内心最深处的情感表现得淋漓尽致，与她的观众共同分享。导演比利·威尔德曾对奥黛丽做过此番形容：“她从未进过演艺学校，甚至不知道斯特拉斯伯格是何许人也，也不需要对着镜子反复练习；她只是天生就具有一种表演本能，这让她把角色拿捏得如此自然、质朴、亲切。”赫本具有一份难以置信的超凡魅力。威尔德说：“要想成为一个演艺明星，需要具备一种与生俱来的特殊素质，那是学不到的。上帝亲吻了一下她的脸颊，赫本就诞生了。”大多数的电影明星都是有人吹捧，有人诋毁，但我们却几乎找不到有关奥黛丽·赫本一丝一毫的负面舆论。
赫本与许多一流导演及影星合作，拍出无数经典巨作，诸如《罗马假日》、《谜中迷》、《甜姐儿》、《情归巴黎》、《黄昏之恋》、《修女传》、《第凡内早餐》、《窈窕淑女》、《丽人行》、《罗宾汉与玛莉安》。在这些风靡世界的影片中，赫本优美脱俗、典雅醇厚、天真清纯的形象，令无数影迷心驰神往。她那轻盈苗条的体态、超凡脱俗的外貌、完美得体的举止，是无数女人梦寐以求的形象。赫本绝不是好莱坞梦工厂中可以塑造出来的尤物。尽管她总会以一席简约的长袍加身，但她浑身上下散发出的那种高雅气质总会一下子吸引所有人的目光。赫本用一部部叫座的影片证明了自己有实力同汉弗莱·博加特、威廉·霍尔登、加里·库珀、加里·格兰特、格里高利·派克、亨利·方达、弗莱德·埃斯泰尔、肖恩·康纳利这些影视翘楚同台献艺。
奥黛丽在《罗马假日》中扮演了楚楚动人的安妮公主，并因此获得奥斯卡最佳女主角奖。她最后一次面对摄像机，是在史蒂芬·斯皮尔伯格导演的《直到永远》中扮演一个身着白色长袍的魅力四射的纤弱天使。或许这是最能把赫本演技展现得淋漓尽致的一部电影，她用自己独有的气质诠释出剧中女主角的那份优雅与安详。赫本63岁去世，死于癌症。我们也因此失去了梦幻中那位超凡脱俗的公主。
译者感言
曾经有人这样形容过女子的一生——优雅的女子是性、情、灵的统一体，既是男人的情人、妻子，又是子女的母亲。也有人评论说：“有一种美始终令我们无法忘怀——她神采飞扬，她秀外慧中，她仪态万千。她举手投足之间，无不散发一种只可意会、不可言喻的韵味。她就像一杯清香的茉莉花茶，清香扑鼻，回味无穷。”
奥黛丽·赫本，就是“她”，她就是20世纪经典的世纪美女。
我们这个时代都怀念赫本。怀念她的美、她的容颜、她的超凡脱俗、她的内在修养。她用自己独有的魅力为优雅释义。在20世纪乃至今天，是奥黛丽·赫本以激进的姿态和绝对的勇气，用特立独行的扁平身材、短发、平底鞋、剪裁合体的简洁裤装、衬衣等等改变了世人所公认的美女定义。我们可以不把她尊为偶像，但却不得不对她肃然起敬。因为她的一生不仅致力于电影事业，还在热爱着第三世界的儿童。奥黛丽·赫本有如一个遗落人间的天使，被上帝匆匆唤回，而她的美丽却在人间永绽光华！
