Hattie McDaniel Quotes
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It sure looks good to see an honest-to-goodness audience after looking at you all for so long from the silver screen...
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You can best fight any existing evil from the inside.
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As for those grapefruit and buttermilk diets, I'll take roast chicken and dumplings.
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In playing the part of Mammy, I tried to make her a living, breathing character, the way she appeared to me in the book...
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Always remember this: There are only eighteen inches between a pat on the back and a kick in the rump.
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I am loathe to get married again. I've been married enough; I just prefer to forget it.
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The entire race is usually judged by the actions of one man or woman...
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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.
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We all respect sincerity in our friends and acquaintances, but Hollywood is willing to pay for it.
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Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, fellow members of the motion picture industry and honored guests. This is one of the happiest moments of my life, and I want to thank each one of you who had a part in selecting me for one of their awards for your kindness. It has made me feel very, very humble and I shall always hold it as a beacon for anything that I may be able to do in the future. I sincerely hope I shall always be a credit to my race and to the motion picture industry. My heart is too full to tell you just how I feel, and may I say thank you and God bless you.
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What is the thing that Hollywood demands most? Sincerity. No place in the world will pay such a high price for this admirable trait...
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Every actor and actress is possessed of the absorbing passion to create something distinctive and unique.
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Playing the Mammy of Miss Leigh was just about the biggest thrill I've ever had...
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I'd rather make $700 a week playing a maid than earn $7 a day being a maid.
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A woman's gifts will make room for her.
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I sincerely hope that I shall always be a credit to my race and the motion picture industry.
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I don't belong on this earth. I always feel out of place - like a visitor.
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Faith is the black person's federal reserve system.
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I did my best, and God did the rest.
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When I was 8 years old, I knew what I was going to be—an actress.