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

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.

I did my best, and God did the rest.

Faith is the black person’s federal reserve system.

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

I’m letting no man handle my bank account.

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

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

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

I’ve played everything but a harp.

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

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

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

A woman’s gifts will make room for her.

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

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

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!

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

You can best fight any existing evil from the inside.

I always have the best of everything.

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

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

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

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