A woman's gifts will make room for her.

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My desire for the part of Mammy was not dominated by selfishness for Hollywood has...

My desire for the part of Mammy was not dominated by selfishness for Hollywood has...

Playing the Mammy of Miss Leigh was just about the biggest thrill I've ever had.

Playing the Mammy of Miss Leigh was just about the biggest thrill I've ever had.

I'm letting no man handle my bank account.

I'm letting no man handle my bank account.

You can best fight any existing evil from the inside.

You can best fight any existing evil from the inside.

That's a powerful lucky rabbit's foot. I got the part in Gone With the Wind...

That's a powerful lucky rabbit's foot. I got the part in Gone With the Wind...

I did my best, and God did the rest.

I did my best, and God did the rest.

When I was little, my mother taught me how to use a fork and knife....

When I was little, my mother taught me how to use a fork and knife....

Faith is the black person's federal reserve system.

Faith is the black person's federal reserve system.

I always have the best of everything.

I always have the best of everything.

I've played everything but a harp.

I've played everything but a harp.

Every actor and actress is possessed of the absorbing passion to create something distinctive and...

Every actor and actress is possessed of the absorbing passion to create something distinctive and...

What is the thing that Hollywood demands most? Sincerity. No place in the world will...

What is the thing that Hollywood demands most? Sincerity. No place in the world will...

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In playing the part of Mammy, I tried to make her a living, breathing character,...

In playing the part of Mammy, I tried to make her a living, breathing character,...

I sincerely hope that I shall always be a credit to my race, and to...

I sincerely hope that I shall always be a credit to my race, and to...

We all respect sincerity in our friends and acquaintances, but Hollywood is willing to pay...

We all respect sincerity in our friends and acquaintances, but Hollywood is willing to pay...

The entire race is usually judged by the actions of one man or woman.

The entire race is usually judged by the actions of one man or woman.

I don't belong on this earth. I always feel out of place - like a...

I don't belong on this earth. I always feel out of place - like a...

As for those grapefruit and buttermilk diets, I'll take roast chicken and dumplings.

As for those grapefruit and buttermilk diets, I'll take roast chicken and dumplings.

Bob Hope, Red Skelton, and Eddie Cantor... help us keep our balance.

Bob Hope, Red Skelton, and Eddie Cantor... help us keep our balance.