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. |