He Saw Her as His Mother
Luca added in his interview with The Lady: “Of course, I always saw her as my mother; you don’t see her as beautiful or ugly.” He said how his mother never really had any issues with growing old, though; that she did so with grace and elegance. He said how she linked the concepts of beauty with self-respect.
Luca Dotti (Son of Audrey Hepburn). Photo by Willi Schneider/Shutterstock
He added how his mother was very happy about being old. “She perceived her life as seasons: I have been young, I’ve been a mother, and now I am old.” Until she passed away, he and his half-brother Sean didn’t really get a sense of the iconic image she had. She talked to them about school, girlfriends, teenage problems, and their lives.