Hattie McDaniel Quotes

#1. I'm letting no man handle my bank account.

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

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

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#5. 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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#6. Why should I complain about making $7,000 a week playing a maid? If I didn't, I'd be making $7 a week being one.

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

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

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

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

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#11. 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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#12. When I was 8 years old, I knew what I was going to be - an actress.

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#13. I've played everything but a harp.

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#14. I'd rather play a maid than be one.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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#22. 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!

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

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#24. 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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#25. I did my best, and God did the rest.

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

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#27. I always have the best of everything.

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

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

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