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Hattie McDaniel
June 10, 1895 - October 26, 1952
Nationality: American
Category: Actress
Subcategory: American Actress

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

   

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

   

I'm letting no man handle my bank account.

   

In playing the part of Mammy, I tried to make her a living, breathing character, the way she appeared to me in the book.

   

Putting a little time aside for clean fun and good humor is very necessary to relieve the tensions of our time.

   

A woman's gifts will make room for her.

   

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

   

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

   

I am loathe to get married again. I've been married enough; I just prefer to forget it.

   

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.

   

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

   

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

   

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

   

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

   

I always have the best of everything.

   

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.

   

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!

   

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.

   

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