When we climbed out of the airplane [in Beijing], to my amazement I saw about two hundred little Chinese Audrey Hepburns waiting at the airport. Roman Holiday was playing in China for the first time - thirty years after we made it - and attracting enormous crowds. Everywhere we went we saw little Audrey Hepburns with the bangs and the long skirts.'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- It describes the surprising global reach of her work and how it inspired young girls years later.
- In plain terms
- Her films inspired children in China decades later.
- What can you take from it?
- Impact lasts and spreads across cultures over time.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What legacy do you want to leave?
- How does art cross borders?
Another view
It assumes inspiration is always positive without deeper context.
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