Quotation by

Audrey Hepburn

I was asked to act when I couldn't act. I was asked to sing 'Funny Face' when I couldn't sing, and dance with Fred Astaire when I couldn't dance - and do all kinds of things I wasn't prepared for. Then I tried like mad to cope with it.

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Audrey Hepburn is saying that she was given roles that required skills she didn’t have, like acting, singing, and dancing alongside famous performers. Despite feeling unprepared, she worked very hard to manage and perform those tasks anyway.

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