--- title: Audrey Hepburn's Son Didn't Realize His Mother Was a Movie Star description: Luca Dotti, Hepburn's son, says Hepburn "wasn't driven in a limo," preferring simple walks with her dog canonical: https://time.com/3929385/audrey-hepburn-son/ author: Daniel D'Addario article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-06-20T18:36:43.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:58:50.376Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Audrey Hepburn's Son Didn't Realize His Mother Was a Movie Star og:description: Luca Dotti, Hepburn's son, says Hepburn "wasn't driven in a limo" og:url: https://time.com/3929385/audrey-hepburn-son/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3ed5fccf5895e15f/6988557c428a9e3935ccdd1c/audrey-hepburn.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4800 og:image:height: 2700 og:image:alt: Audrey Hepburn og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Audrey Hepburn's Son Didn't Realize His Mother Was a Movie Star twitter:description: Luca Dotti, Hepburn's son, says Hepburn "wasn't driven in a limo" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3ed5fccf5895e15f/6988557c428a9e3935ccdd1c/audrey-hepburn.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Audrey Hepburn's Son Didn't Realize His Mother Was a Movie Star > Sponsored content. 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Outdoor portrait of Belgian-born actress Audrey Hepburn wearing a sundress and holding a colorful umbrella. Hulton Archive—Getty Images  by [Daniel D'Addario](https://time.com/author/daniel-daddario/)  ## Daniel D'Addario Jun 20, 2015 6:36 PM UTC Luca Dotti, the son of the late actress Audrey Hepburn, has opened up about life with one of the world’s most famous women. In his new book, _Audrey at Home_, Dotti describes his mother’s favorite dishes, including simple pasta with tomato sauce, [_People_](http://www.people.com/article/audrey-hepburn-son-did-not-know-she-was-movie-star?xid=IFT-Trending) reports. If that comes as a surprise to those who remember Hepburn’s ultra-chic image from films like _Roman Holiday_ and _Breakfast at Tiffany’s_, Dotti (whose father was Hepburn’s second husband, Italian psychiatrist Andrea Dotti) says it was of a piece with an unpretentious offscreen life lived well. “She didn’t live in a castle behind bars,” said Dotti, who didn’t realize his mother was a movie star when he was young. “She wasn’t driven in a limo. She was walking with her dog most of the time.” Hepburn died, at 63, in 1993, but her legacy lives on in her onscreen work and in the memory of her lust for life. Said Dotti: “She didn’t have to impress anyone, really. It was what she loved and how she lived.” Read more at [_People_](http://www.people.com/article/audrey-hepburn-son-did-not-know-she-was-movie-star?xid=IFT-Trending). ## Transcript [ Music Playing ] [ Music Playing ] >> I'm going to kiss you then I want you to turn away and go on talking. >> Or I'll take the liberty of having you seized up and flogged. >> Now take the apple dearie. >> Nowadays you go out and get yourself an >> ism and-- >> Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn. >> War! Take [ unk ] >> It is a war of the people, of all the people. >> Stand up now and go and we both go. >> Would you like to swing on a star. >> The bells of St. Mary. >> I'll never marry him. >> Nor any of the [ unk ] you try to force on me. >> Late? >> For the Easter Parade. We had a date, remember? -[ unk ] He's back. >> It's the greatest show on earth. >> White Christmas. >> Now, this is Doc, girls, Mr. Roberts. >> Hi! >> Hi! >> Hi! -[ unk ] >> What don't we get? >> You know damn well. >> Your eyes are full of hate, 41. >> Keep cooly cool, boy. >> No criminals! >> I could have danced all night. >> The hills are alive with the sound of music. >> Let there be light! >> Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me. >> I'm sorry, Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that. >> Rules. No rules. >> 'Til we marry, okay? >> The French connection, a [ unk ] with a record too clean to be true. -[ unk ] >> All right, everybody, FBI! Don't anybody try to leave. -[ Music Playing ] >> Enjoy your flight. >> No, I am your father. >> Then try to keep up, okay? >> The need for speed. >> There you go, Ray. >> Yeah. >> You're dancing. >> Yeah. >> This is it. -[ unk ] are we hit? >> On our left. >> I need your clothes, your boots, and your motorcycle. >> A whole new world. >> The circle of life. >> 90 blocks and 30 minutes of New York traffic. >> I'm flying. Jack-- >> I'll look in on you from time to time, okay, honey. >> You're a wizard, Harry. >> Shrek! >> Fiona! >> Fiona! >> Mom! >> Harold. >> Donkey! >> Let her go. >> Very poor choice of words. >> That's not trash. That's not trash! >> I thought I was-- >> The [ unk ] >> Oh my. >> What the heck? 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