Why should I complain about making $700 a week playing a maid? If I didn't, I'd be making $7 a week being one.

I did my best, and God did the rest.

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

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

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

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

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