Wednesday 14 September 2011

Watching Willow Watts: If I could Be Anyone, I'd Be...



Talli Roland's new book, Watching Willow Watts, is now available on Kindle and other ebook platforms. To celebrate, Talli has organised this 'If I Could Be Anyone, I'd Be...' party! 


How does it work?: All you do is come dressed as that one person you've always admired, longed to impersonate, or just plain envied. All you need to do is post a photo of your chosen one (dead or alive) along with an explanation why you've picked that person. Easy, right? 


Who would I be? I'd be Katharine Hepburn.




Why? Hepburn was a woman who never gave up on her dream. Or sacrificed her principles to please others. Despite her early success, her brash personality and unconventional behaviour initially turned audiences away. But she masterminded her own comeback, buying the film rights to The Philadelphia Story and sold them on the condition she was to be the star. She went on to become one of the most acclaimed actresses in the world by determination, hard work and talent. 


Hepburn reminds me never to give up on my dreams. We can all control our own destiny if we work hard enough.


"The thing about life is that you must survive. Life is going to be difficult, and dreadful things will happen. What you do is move along, get on with it, and be tough. Not in the sense of being mean to others, but being tough with yourself and making a deadly effort not to be defeated."


Who would you be? 

23 comments:

Francine Howarth said...

Hi,

Good choice! Kat certainly knew what she wanted from life. ;)

best
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Renae said...

Fabulous choice! What a great idea to promote Talli's new book, I can't wait to read it!

Janice said...

Great choice - a classic beauty. I almost went for Katherine H too - but instead chose Elizabeth Taylor cira 1950's!

Laura S. said...

I've seen a bunch of Katharine's films. I like the movies she's in with Carey Grant!

Cate Blanchett did a terrific job portraying Katharine Hepburn in The Aviator!

Creepy Query Girl said...

Oooh, great pick! she was on classy broad!:)

LR said...

Love Katherine Hepburn. Her autobiography was great.
She has so much personality.

Alex J. Cavanaugh said...

Excellent selection!

Emily R. King said...

Hottie alert! Love your choice.

ali cross said...

Ah! I love that! Especially "make a deadly effort" Awesome!

RaShelle Workman said...

Cool! Love her. ;D

Jemi Fraser said...

Love that quote! Now I want to be her too...!!! :)

Janet Johnson said...

She sounds like one tough lady! Is it horrible I've never really seen any of her films, despite always knowing her name? I must rectify that.

Today, I would be Julie Andrews for her beautiful voice.

Talli Roland said...

Fantastic choice - I love that you've chosen someone with such a fighting spirit; a survivor!

Thanks so much for taking part. I really appreciate it! And I'm sorry I'm just popping by now. I flaked out early last night! xx

Sarah Ahiers said...

ooh, nice choice. Love that quote

Kelley said...

Nice choice.

<3 a newbie follower

Missed Periods said...

Very inspirational woman. Now I want to know more about her.

Ishta Mercurio said...

If I could be anyone, I'd be Leonardo da Vinci. He was a true Renaissance man, a master in several areas of discipline, and is still revered for his skill and ingenuity.

Except, you know, I'd be the girl version. :-)

WritingNut said...

Ooh, that's a great pick! :)

Amie Borst said...

very fun! i have no idea of who i'd be....wow! so many choices! can i go as a multiple personality disorder? ;)

Shannon O'Donnell said...

Hmmmm...that is a TOUGH question. I have absolutely no idea. Now I'll be thinking about it all day! :-)

Anonymous said...

Awesome choice. She had a great combination of class, intelligence, and strength.

M Pax said...

Oh, what an inspired choices. She's so fabulous.

Theresa Milstein said...

She was a tough woman in a time when a woman was expected to be weaker. Great choice!

I chose Xena, Warrior Princess and Prue Halliwell from Charmed.