I did my best, and God did the rest.
I sincerely hope that I shall always be a credit to my race, and to the motion picture industry.
When I was little, my mother taught me how to use a fork and knife. The trouble is that Mother forget to teach me how to stop using them!
Putting a little time aside for clean fun and good humor is very necessary to relieve the tensions of our time.
What is the thing that Hollywood demands most? Sincerity. No place in the world will pay such a high price for this admirable trait.
The entire race is usually judged by the actions of one man or woman.
As for those grapefruit and buttermilk diets, I'll take roast chicken and dumplings.
I don't belong on this earth. I always feel out of place - like a visitor.
I'm letting no man handle my bank account.
A woman's gifts will make room for her.
You can best fight any existing evil from the inside.
Playing the Mammy of Miss Leigh was just about the biggest thrill I've ever had.
That's a powerful lucky rabbit's foot. I got the part in Gone With the Wind because of it. I got my Warner contract, thanks to it.
We all respect sincerity in our friends and acquaintances, but Hollywood is willing to pay for it.
I've played everything but a harp.
My desire for the part of Mammy was not dominated by selfishness for Hollywood has been good to me and I am grateful.
Bob Hope, Red Skelton, and Eddie Cantor... help us keep our balance.
Every actor and actress is possessed of the absorbing passion to create something distinctive and unique.
Faith is the black person's federal reserve system.
I always have the best of everything.
