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Sunday, March 31, 2013

Favorite Movie Scenes: Breakfast at Tiffany's (Taxi scene)

Okay, so I know it's been over a month so I posted and i'm sorry about that. School has really kept me busy and I planned to keep up this week every week, but I have gotten behind. Anyway, since I am posting I might as well talk about my next favorite scene :)

So every since I first saw Breakfast at Tiffany's (and I had to see it a few times before I really understood the whole thing) the scene in the taxi has been one of my favorites. I just love how Paul is the only one who really sees Holly for who she is, he loves her and he's trying to convince her of that. She doesn't want to be put in a cage or belong to anyone and he is just there like don't you get it? She doesn't want to be tied to one person, but she does want to marry that millionare. She's afraid to really open herself up and Paul telling her that he loves her scares her. I love how after he throws the ring in to her she starts crying and puts it on and then goes and finds the cat and they kiss and embrace at the end with Moon River playing in the background. It was really a turning point for her because she realized by being with him and telling a lot of her problems to him that he is her happiness, he is who she wants to be with. It's just one of those great scenes in romantic comedies that really makes the whole thing worthwhile because here, you've been rooting for these characters from the beginning of the film and then once the guy or the girl just lets it out and says how they feel you can't wait for that final kiss or embrace that gives the story a happy ending. :)

I just think it's such a real scene and Audrey acted it so well, she was great in the role, despite her thinking that she was overcast for it. It will always be considered a great scene for me and one that I will always think of when I think of Breakfast at Tiffany's.

Paul Varjak: You know what's wrong with you, Miss Whoever-you-are? You're chicken, you've got no guts. You're afraid to stick out your chin and say, "Okay, life's a fact, people do fall in love, people do belong to each other, because that's the only chance anybody's got for real happiness." You call yourself a free spirit, a "wild thing," and you're terrified somebody's gonna stick you in a cage. Well baby, you're already in that cage. You built it yourself. And it's not bounded in the west by Tulip, Texas, or in the east by Somali-land. It's wherever you go. Because no matter where you run, you just end up running into yourself.

[takes out the ring and throws it in Holly's lap]

Paul Varjak: Here. I've been carrying this thing around for months. I don't want it anymore.

Sunday, January 20, 2013

Audrey Hepburn: 20 Years Ago Today...

Whenever I try to talk about a celebrity or person that is an inspiration to me, I am never able to find the right words. This time is no different, when it comes to Audrey Hepburn, I tend to ramble on and don't sound nearly anywhere as eloquent as others who have spoken about her. However, I will try my best to do her justice.

What can I truly say about Audrey Hepburn that hasn't been said in a much more beautiful way than I can ever say it? Well, since every person talks about someone differently, I will try my best to convey those thoughts to you all. From the moment I saw Roman Holiday back in 2007 I have been under Audrey's spell. I knew a little bit about who she was before I saw her movies, and I even got a calendar of her for my room (I think when I learned about her it made me want to actually see her films) anyway, I went and rented 5 of her movies, the ones that are considered her "best" by most people: Roman Holiday, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Sabrina, My Fair Lady and Funny Face. Roman Holiday was the first one I watched. At that time I was still a pretty new fan to classic movies, but I thought she was the cutest thing and seeing her it made me want to know more about who she was. Shortly after that, like the next summer I saw her star on the Walk of Fame and just wanted to see more of her films and learn more about her. She quickly became my favorite actress. I loved that I had found someone who was so genuine and didn't become part of all the hell that Hollywood can tend to be.

She was a mother first and foremost and that is something that is truly admirable. I wish that you saw more of her when you went into stores and things, but I have started to so that's good. It just always irritated me that Marilyn was always what you saw in the way of Classic Hollywood merchandise, not Audrey. I had to search for Audrey related stuff. Anyway, I truly don't think that she was overrated (even though many say she was) and that she wasn't the greatest actress in the world. Okay, fine that's your opinion, but i've watched a lot of classic movies and I think she truly has the ability to bring out every emotion that she may be feeling; it's all in her eyes, they express so much. She makes it look easy, she had that ability to make you laugh one minute and be crying your eyes out the next. You wanted to be her friend, no matter what character she was playing, she made you believe it. I would say she was more underrated in some aspects than overrated. Her acting is so subtle and at the same time, it's also very sincere. I mean when she is singing "Moon River" in Breakfast at Tiffany's, in that moment it's not Holly, it's Audrey singing that song and I truly understand why it meant so much to her that the song stay in the movie. It's one of my favorite scenes in the whole film, for that very reason.

For those that claim to be "fans" having only seen Breakfast at Tiffany's or owning merchandise like a shirt or bag with her on it because you though it was cute, she wasn't only Holly Golighty and she isn't only known for her fashion. She was a true, genuine humanitarian and she ultimately cared about everyone, especially children. I think this quote sums her up perfectly:

"She believed in love. She believed love could heal, fix, mend, and make everything fine and good in the end… and it did. She left us with peace and serenity, and her passage was almost devoid of any pain.” - Sean Hepburn Ferrer

Everyone that knew her, either fell in love with her (her leading men) or became great friends. She just had that personality and that presence, she was so graceful and quiet, but had the best sense of humor and was someone that you would want to know.

She truly is an inspiration to me. Definitely someone that I aspire to be like and that more women should aspire to be like. She has changed my life in more ways than one. I don't think I would be as big a fan of classic movies or at least I don't think I would have gotten as into them when I did if it wasn't for discovering her movies.

So as I think about her today i'll remember her truly kind and loving spirit and celebrate her life for the person that she was. RIP my dear Audrey. See I still ended up rambling. Oh well, I hope that I conveyed how I feel about her. :) I will leave you all with the words of someone who knew Audrey very well.

“I think that there are few people in one’s life that you never really feel that they’re gone. I have to remind myself that she isn’t around.” - Blake Edwards

Friday, May 4, 2012

Happy Birthday Audrey!

So every year on Audrey Hepburn's birthday I watch one of her films and I celebrate the amazing person that she was. Obviously she is my favorite actress and I have to make a post for her on her birthday. :)

There are so many things that I could say about Audrey Hepburn and i'm sure that most of them have already been said, but I will try and come up with my own words to describe how much she means to me.
First, I feel like I just have a connection with her, like she reminds me so much of my grandmother who isn't around anymore. She loved classic films and I didn't get to see them with her because she died when I was 10 and I discovered them later on, so I feel like through Audrey and my love of classic movies, I can kind of have that with my grandma.

Second, she was just the epitome of what I want to be as a person. She's one of my role models, I admire her strength and her compassion for others. She was a great mother and always put her family before her career. She was also an amazing actress (even though some may say that she wasn't the best) It's not really about who is the better actor or actress, I think that she was unique and she brought so much of herself to her acting.

Her fashion is also iconic, she changed fashion, she made something that wasn't sexy look sexy. She was a natural beauty and was the epitome of class, grace and elegance. Okay, now i'm just taking from what others have said about her.

As you can see, she was so many things and that's what makes her special. Happy Birthday Audrey! I will always love you! <3

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Happy Birthday Audrey Hepburn!

Well, the day has come again. Every year now I look forward to May 4th so that I can watch a movie with Audrey Hepburn and just celebrate her birthday! She is my favorite actress, my role model, my idol and I love her dearly. She was genuine in every way. Her sense of style is what every girl wants. I think this quote shows how genuine and real she was. "Only simplicity and the truth count. It has to come from the inside. You can't fake it." She can make you roll on the floor with laughter one minute and have you crying the next. Her acting was a lot of herself, she made the characters so real when she played them. She took it all in and made it a part of her. Thank god we have her movies to remember her by. So without further or do, this is for you Audrey. Wife, Mother, Humanitarian and Actress. You will be forever loved and missed.

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

17 years ago today...

17 years ago today, my favorite actress, Audrey Hepburn died at the age of 63. :( She will always be loved by her fans and for the person that she was. I'm going to say how much she means to me.

I guess I don't remember the exact year that I started liking her. I thought that I first saw her movies in 2008, but it looks like from posts i've made on other sites and stuff that it was in 2007. I think what it was was that I liked her in 2007, but I didn't really become a huge fan of her until 2008. :) Anyway, I rented like 5 of her movies and the first one that I watched was Roman Holiday. I thought it was really cute and I liked it a lot. Then I saw Sabrina, Funny Face, My Fair Lady and Breakfast at Tiffany's. I was kind of confused by that at first, but then I loved it after I saw it a few more times. After I saw those I went through this Audrey Hepburn/Julie Andrews movie phase where I was trying to see more of their films. So the summer of 2008 when we went to Hollywood I was really into Audrey and so I got a purse of her and saw her star on the Walk of Fame and yeah. She became my favorite actress. Then I got some books about her and everything. She was just such an amazing person and she was so genuine in her films. You could see so much of herself in her roles. Everyone that worked with her loved her.

I love what Robert Wagner said about her in his autobiography: "Audrey was sensational to work with: professional, relaxed, engaging, endearing-the most helpful, loving person you could imagine." "Audrey's essence as a human being shone through her acting and lifted her movies up by yards, not inches or feet. I have never known any woman other than Jill whose personality was so reflected in everything she did." "Audrey's spirit was embodied in her garden, her furniture, her paintings, her jewelry, her dogs, her linens. She absorbed everything she experienced and saw in her life, took it into her subconscious, her soul and then somehow contrived to radiate it outward onto everything she touched." I agree with him. She was so elegant and classy and I just love her so much. I love what she did for UNICEF and how good of a mother she was and everything. She was so cute and had a great sense of humor. She is my role model. She will always be loved and missed. RIP Audrey.
I am also making a video of Audrey, but it's probably not going to be uploaded until tomorrow cause I have been really busy and haven't been able to get it finished.