I'm not afraid to die. I'm looking forward to it. I know the Lord has His arms wrapped around this big sparrow.

Whenever I write for hotel reservations, I always enclose a set of rules I have made for the hotels.

I could always open shows, perform through the middle, and close shows.

I have no acting technique I act instinctively. That's why I can't play any role that isn't based on something in my life.

There was one emotional outlet my people always had when they had the blues. That was singing.

Negroes are human beings with exactly the same faults and virtues as members of the other races.

Many people know how to criticize, but few know how to praise.