I sincerely hope that I shall always be a credit to my race and the motion picture industry..

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

You can best fight any existing evil from the inside..

Faith is the black person's federal reserve system..

A woman's gifts will make room for her..

The only choice permitted us is either to be servants for $7 a week or to portray them for $700 per week..

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

I did my best, and God did the rest..

Always remember this: There are only eighteen inches between a pat on the back and a kick in the rump..

I always have the best of everything..

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!.

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

I'd rather make $700 a week playing a maid than earn $7 a day being a maid..

I've played everything but a harp..

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

What is the thing that Hollywood demands most? Sincerity. No place in the world will pay such a high price for this admirable trait.

When I was 8 years old, I knew what I was going to be—an actress..

Why should I complain about making $700 a week playing a maid? If I didn't, I'd be making $7 a week being one..

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

It sure looks good to see an honest-to-goodness audience after looking at you all for so long from the silver screen.

My desire for the part of Mammy was not dominated by selfishness for Hollywood has been good to me and I am grateful.