hepburny:

Alan Riding ( of The New York Times ): So what was it — beauty, vulnerability, sense of humor, or sensitivity? — that gave Audrey Hepburn that special aura?
Audrey Hepburn: It’s impossible for me to know, but if you asked me what I would like it to be, though it may sound presumptuous to say so, it’s an experience I’ve had with other performers who somehow make you open up to them. For me, it always has to do with some kind of affection, love, a warmth. I myself was born with an enormous need for affection and a terrible need to give it… That’s what I’d like to think maybe has been the appeal. People have recognized something in me they have themselves — the need to receive affection and the need to give it.